Value of: LA Kings Fire Sale

[John Mandalorian]

Of the various coaches leaguewide...i'd put Tocchet solidly in at least the 90th Percentile of guys i'd expect to possibly be able to do a backflip.

Wasn’t expecting someone to take that so seriously. But ok.

 

[ole ole]

The Avs will take Danault, pls.

As they should. He'd be the perfect fit.

 

[Rob Sense]

I thought with Dubois they were a shoe-in for the Cup finals?

 

[General Fanager]

I thought with Dubois they were a shoe-in for the Cup finals?

Remember when The Habs were mocked for losing out on PLD.....

Dodged a bullet there.....

 

[HabsAddict]

We will reluctantly, with great trepidation and massive potential bowel irritation take Dubois for free.

Or if you INSIST on a return, I have some old work boots that may be the cause of a devorce if I don't throw, err, trade them away.

(Also subject to how much torture I will get from other Hab fans)

 

[General Fanager]

We will reluctantly, with great trepidation and massive potential bowel irritation take Dubois for free.

(Subject to how much torture I will get from other Hab fans)

That ship has sailed thankfully.....Let him sink in LA

 

[Skid]

Norris for kempe

 

[leeroggy]

I'm gonna say it's because he turns over the puck at the worst possible time trying to force something. Also, he has the worst timing from penalties. 40% of the time he is on a powerplay he will get a stick infraction penalty kill the powerplay because he just reaches with his stick instead of moving his legs.

We Islander fans are used to that! He'll fit right in!

 

[leeroggy]

How about something like:

Pulock
Wahlstrom
George (London Knights)
2024 2nd
2025 2nd

for

Kempe
Roy

 

[scoopscj]

He is the guy in the park playing pick up basketball who wants the ball at the top of the key and tells you to clear out EVERY time.

He is a loser. Thinks about scoring and takes the dumbest, most unnecessary risks regardless of the situation. You can have a two goal lead and be at the end of the shift and he will try 1 on 3 garbage instead of getting pucks deep. There is no control when he plays, just chaos.

He has amazing edgework and vision, but a ten cent head. Constantly throwing pucks blindly across the ice horizontally above the circles leading to breakaways and two on ones. He also cannot play with playmaking centers, he has to be "the man" on his line. So much natural talent, but he has to play on your 2nd or 3rd line because he doesn't mesh with players who also need the puck.

He is a known diver with a penchant for retaliation stick fouls. Just a careless primadonna. His points are like potato chips, just empty calories. The Kevin Fiala hat trick is a turnover leading to a shorthanded breakaway goal, an offensive zone penalty and a three point night.

He looks great on the stat sheet, but he is a hindrance to winning games.


They have tried everything else. Public humiliation is just the next card in the deck.

This gave me insight to a player I don' t to see often. Well written. Thanks for the info.

 

[BLONG7]

HF had these guys winning the Cup in December...................now this?

What happened? 2 wins in the last 15 games?
Wow......

 

[Junohockeyfan]

We will reluctantly, with great trepidation and massive potential bowel irritation take Dubois for free.

Or if you INSIST on a return, I have some old work boots that may be the cause of a devorce if I don't throw, err, trade them away.

(Also subject to how much torture I will get from other Hab fans)

What is wrong with you?

 

[Baksfamous112]

Danault would be precisely that though....

A 2C with an elite defensive game at a cap hit that's perfect for what the Avs can afford.

I dont think the Avs would move Ritchie for a pure rental at this point, but a cost controlled 2C that puts them over the top this year? Yeah, they should be willing to move him in that kind of deal.

I thought 2C were not supposed to be 50 pts players on contenders?

This was probably already offered but Montreal will take PLD for Gallagher straight up.

 

[Rob Sense]

Kings fans were getting their undies in a bind back when i said that Danault was a 15-ish goal scorer nothing more. He had his superman year with 27 and now he is back to his usual pace. I guess "i told you so" needs to simmer a while.

 

[MardyBum]

Sign the Jets up for Danault. Would fit Bowness' system perfectly.

 

[bert]

Danault is really good and on an excellent number. PLD and Fialla have little to no value. The Kings are just one of those clubs that was headed in the right direction. Until their GM tried to speed up the rebuild by trading young assets for older more established players only to see those moves backfire.

Same thing happened in Ottawa. Maybe they are good trading partners now. Sens need a RD do the kings need LD?

What about something around Fiala, Roy, Chabot/chychrun and Norris?

Sens could use a guy like Moore or Arvidsson.

Want Korpisalo back haha?

 

[kevsh]

Danault is really good and on an excellent number. PLD and Fialla have little to no value. The Kings are just one of those clubs that was headed in the right direction. Until their GM tried to speed up the rebuild by trading young assets for older more established players only to see those moves backfire.

Part of the problem - and I'm not sure why this happened specifically, probably a combination of factors - but this team squandered one of the deepest, most exciting prospect pools in the league. I'm trying to think of a single prospect that overachieved, never mind even met expectations.

Byfield is starting to fill out and the jury is still out on Clarke (he seems to be on the right path at least), but outside of Byfield getting the (now deserved) spot on the top line I see Kaliyev and Fagemo on the 4th line and the rest? Most either traded away or MIA. Oh, yeah, Mikey Anderson.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Blake Lizotte for Kyle Clifford.

 

[bert]

Remember when The Habs were mocked for losing out on PLD.....

Dodged a bullet there.....

That's one way to look at it.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Danault and Kempe to Vancouver pls

 

[Rorschach]

Explain me the hate on Fiala. I just dont get it

Often a turnover machine that leads to spectacular breakaways for the other team when right now, we have two NHL tweezers for goaltenders.

 

[Boonk]

Turns out trading all of Faber, Vilardi, Iafallo, Kupari for one dimensional forwards in Dubois and Fiala, was not a good decision. That is a lot of depth that would help out massively in favour of two players with big contracts who dont do a lot of anything when not scoring. Management and coaching are still riding on the coat tails of old men in Doughty and Kopitar like its still 2014. It was working great until it didnt.

Guys like Arvidsson, Gavrikov, Roy will be good offload pieces for contenders. Danault would bring in an absolute haul.

 

[stewy04]

I'm an Oiler fan and I hate the kings. This is just a rough patch. They are a good team. Unless Dubois really is that toxic I don't know what to say but I think this is an over reaction. But I'd be ok with a rebuild. Don't want to have the blood bath in the playoffs!

 

[57special]

Seems like he's a 1-way guy and judging by the comments from Doughty after the Kings got embarrassed by Buffalo, is only worried about his stats, not wins.

Yeah, but he isn't some soft floater. Surprisingly strong for his size...sorta like Kaprizov. Strong and fast on the forecheck, will definitely drive inside. if anything, one of his problems is that he gets chippy and takes bad penalties. I mean, he's not the perfect player, but he's a no doubt, 1st liner locked down at 8M for years. Don't see how he is the problem.

PLD trade seems to have upset the chemistry of the team, but LA also has the reek of a team that needs a coaching change.

 

[Reaper45]

I'm gonna say it's because he turns over the puck at the worst possible time trying to force something. Also, he has the worst timing from penalties. 40% of the time he is on a powerplay he will get a stick infraction penalty kill the powerplay because he just reaches with his stick instead of moving his legs.

But he’s only forcing shit because no one else can score on this roster. I don’t get the Fiala hate personally. He’s the most talented offensive talent we’ve had since Palffy.