Weekes: LA Kings Brandt Clarke on the move?

[KingsOfCali25]

So, why is Clarke a healthy scratch ?

Because Doughty is back off LTIR and Clarke might need a couple of games to rest and reset.

 

[PeteEakins]

This looks like the stupidest thing I've ever read.

Source: NHL Insider Predicts Drew Doughty Return Could Lead to Kings Trading Young Defenseman

Source: https://www.abc27.com/sports/sports...could-lead-to-kings-trading-young-defenseman/

And what exactly are they trading him for?!?

 

[LeonDraisaitl]

Seems insane to me but I suppose it doesn’t matter much. LA isn’t going to contend with or without Doughty

 

[HuGort]

What would Kings want?

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...already a thread about this...

 

[AvatarAang]

This looks like the stupidest thing I've ever read.

...already a thread about this...

OP complains about stupidity while creating a duplicate thread

 

[Lt Dan]

What would Kings want?

2 turntables and a microphone , a 1985 El Camino , and the first born male child in every household.

 

[Little Psycho]

Like I know Blake and co are stupid but they are not THIS stupid. There’s no backup plan after Doughty.

 

[Senator Stanley]

You could easily read this as the Kings are looking to move a defenceman to create playing time for Clarke. To me, that makes a whole lot more sense than them shopping Clarke.

 

[Lt Dan]

You could easily read this as the Kings are looking to move a defenceman to create playing time for Clarke. To me, that makes a whole lot more sense than them shopping Clarke.

Exactly. Spence or Moverare are the most likely candidates for that

 

[MisterT]

A move could be being sent to the minors.

 

[FSL KINGS]

Exactly. Spence or Moverare are the most likely candidates for that

Just let Gavrikov walk in the off-season.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

What would Kings want?

Dylan Guenther since Blake had a chance to draft him and took Clarke instead quite the move by Numbnuts...when there's a scorer or D-man and the Dman isn't Makar or QHughes type take the scorer

 

[thegoldenbrett]

How about this offer?

To Stars: Clarke
To Kings: Stankoven, Lundkvist

 

[FSL KINGS]

Like I know Blake and co are stupid but they are not THIS stupid. There’s no backup plan after Doughty.

Burroughs

 

[kingsfanman]

This is the reason Weekes will never be an insider.

 

[TheBeard]

Just because their 21 year old top D-man is a healthy scratch from a heavy workload doesn't mean "he's gonna be traded". This is bad, even for Weekes.

 

[HockeyVirus]

RHD are like impossible to find, which is why teams like the Leafs give a 35 year old Tanev six years and full NMC, and just shrug their shoulders about any future consequences as a later problem. How many 21 and Under RHD are as good or better than Clarke right now and going forward? Not many.. I would always bet on finding a "Matthew Knies" laying around than a Brandt Clarke.

lol. Yes there are so many big bodied first line talent power forwards in the league. Outside of #1D and C, those are the most sought after pieces in the league. Saying how many under 21 is such a strawman question because we don't know who will be the best 5 years from now.

I think people just don't know who Knies is or something.

 

[Little Psycho]

Burroughs

Delete this

 

[Kudelski37]

What would Kings want?

A new GM.

 

[bland]

OP complains about stupidity while creating a duplicate thread

And a ridiculous stretch in the title as well. But since 99% of folks only see the title you can assume that we will be hearing about the time the Kings wanted to trade Clarke back in 2025 for years to come

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Just let Gavrikov walk in the off-season.

Right the Kings gave a first rounder and 3rd rounder I believe to get Gavrikov for 2 1/4 seasons seems like the Kings of the 70's who were forever mortgaging the Future for the now except that Strategy always backfires

 

[LTIR]

Would be smarter to keep Clarke and trade Doughty

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Can we merge?

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

You could easily read this as the Kings are looking to move a defenceman to create playing time for Clarke. To me, that makes a whole lot more sense than them shopping Clarke.

When Doughty retires its going to be Spence and Clarke getting the vast majority of the minutes on the RD...seems like smoke and mirrors here

Would be smarter to keep Clarke and trade Doughty

At 11 Million per for another 2 years after this one...who going to take him TO?