Confirmed with Link: LA Kings @LAKings Welcome to Los Angeles, Phillip Danault!

[rajuabju]

I think Kopitar could be a 100 point scorer in this league if he wanted to, he's that talented.

Yea. He's just never felt like it for the past 15 seasons.

 

[BigKing]

The cap hit is 7% of the total current cap and people still complain?

Which will most likely be less than 7% over the next six years...

You only win on this website if you get below market value and short term. Kings paid market value and are getting reamed.

 

[Lt Dan]

The cap hit is 7% of the total current cap and people still complain?

Indeed my friend. We are also gaining an additional 27,294,588 of cap space next season.
Too many people bought the jump to conclusions mat from Tom Smykowski

 

[Matt13]

Which will most likely be less than 7% over the next six years...

You only win on this website if you get below market value and short term. Kings paid market value and are getting reamed.

Its a big win for The Kings with tons of cap space opening next year and a cap that will surely go up. Term means nothing as there are way to buy out and or trade to Arizona. GM's are way more creative than credit is given for as you see in Tampa and all the places that can't seemingly afford Player X, but somehow find a way.

 

[Lt Dan]

Its a big win for a team with tons of cap space opening next year and a cap that will surely go up. Term means nothing as there are way to buy out and or trade to Arizona. GM's are way more creative than credit is given for as you see in Tampa and all the places that can't seemingly afford Player X, but somehow find a way.

The cap will go up, but don't call it Shirley

 

[DoktorJeep]

So, its a NMC for the first three years, then a NTC for the last three - as per Eric Engels

Just brutal if true. The Kings needed goals more than any other one thing. I doubt we get more than 75 goals out of Kopitar, Danault, RV, Doughty and Brown combined next year and end up paying $35+M against the cap for that.

 

[Habs13]

Just brutal if true. The Kings needed goals more than any other one thing. I doubt we get more than 75 goals out of Kopitar, Danault, RV, Doughty and Brown combined next year and end up paying $35+M against the cap for that.

Engels is super reliable

 

[Lt Dan]

Just brutal if true. The Kings needed goals more than any other one thing. I doubt we get more than 75 goals out of Kopitar, Danault, RV, Doughty and Brown combined next year and end up paying $35+M against the cap for that.

Then the trick is for them to never score. We will have to dig a WW1 style trench at the blue line and install a Ring® Doorbell on the goalposts.

If they can't score. We can't lose.

 

[KINGS17]

I like this guy. He’s not taking the bait.

He is the bait, like a tuna with sharks in the water.

 

[DoktorJeep]

Then the trick is for them to never score. We will have to dig a WW1 style trench at the blue line and install a Ring® Doorbell on the goalposts.

If they can't score. We can't lose.

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I think Coach Todd is going to get us to the playoffs with the first ever 0-0-5 system. Kopitar and Danault take the top two selke votes and score 25 goals between the two. And proceed to lose in the fist round in four straight, with 3 shutouts.

 

[Matt13]

Just brutal if true. The Kings needed goals more than any other one thing. I doubt we get more than 75 goals out of Kopitar, Danault, RV, Doughty and Brown combined next year and end up paying $35+M against the cap for that.

Maybe.

A metric that is way easier is to say more goals scored is more goals won.

The Kings had 142 goals, but 169 against. By comparison, a team that made the playoffs the NYI had 152 goals but 125 goals against.

I think The Kings are addressing the plus goals with VA and the maturity of certain players and addressing the against with PD.

Only time will tell. We will see come regular season but I dig the moves.

 

[Lt Dan]

I think Coach Todd is going to get us to the playoffs with the first ever 0-0-5 system. Kopitar and Danault take the top two selke votes and score 25 goals between the two. And proceed to lose in the fist round in four straight, with 3 shutouts.

as bad as that sounds, sign me up.

It'll be nice to play meaningful games past Christmas again

 

[tny760]

That is one crooked friggin nose! That would make even Ryan Smyth and Ian Laperriere blush.

i'm like "ehh he's looking to his right, maybe it's just the angle" then he turns to his left and it's still aimed right

 

[DAkings20]

Not sure what Blake was thinking adding a well-liked personality to the locker room.

 

[KINGS17]

Not sure what Blake was thinking adding a well-liked personality to the locker room.

- Signed Habs 13

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

A few highlights to get you all warmed up for Danault.

 

[Kudelski37]

Everyone seems to be overlooking the most important question. Does he have a dog?

 

[KINGS17]

Everyone seems to be overlooking the most important question. Does he have a dog?

I think he has a French poodle named Habs13.

 

[deaderhead28]

 

[DoktorJeep]

Maybe.

A metric that is way easier is to say more goals scored is more goals won.

The Kings had 142 goals, but 169 against. By comparison, a team that made the playoffs the NYI had 152 goals but 125 goals against.

I think The Kings are addressing the plus goals with VA and the maturity of certain players and addressing the against with PD.

Only time will tell. We will see come regular season but I dig the moves.

the team doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Here are the rankings the past 3 seasons.

GF, GA (rank)
20/21: 142, 169 (27, 21)
19/20: 177, 209 (30, 13)
18/19: 199, 259 (30, 22)

So the bet is RV plus magic beans lifts them out of the goal scoring cellar. And Danault plus magic beans brings the goals down enough to be net positive. Don’t hold your breath.

 

[deaderhead28]

I think he has a French poodle named Habs13.

 

[sinister6000]

They asked Kopi to be a 200 foot player really early in his career. Now that they want him to be more aggressive on offense, I don't thing he can. He's more comfortable playing the 200 foot game.

 

[Matt13]

There's reasonable risk, and unreasonable risk.

2016 UFA Signings over 5M

PLAYER	TEAM	AGE	LENGTH	VALUE	CAP HIT
Milan Lucic	EDM	28	7	$42,000,000	$6,000,000
Kyle Okposo	BUF	28	7	$42,000,000	$6,000,000
Andrew Ladd	NYI	30	7	$38,500,000	$5,500,000
Loui Eriksson	VAN	30	6	$36,000,000	$6,000,000
Frans Nielsen	DET	32	6	$31,500,000	$5,250,000
David Backes	BOS	32	5	$30,000,000	$6,000,000

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

I like Danault, but he will most likely end up like one of the above. I hope I'm wrong.

He turns 29 this season.

I don't know if Danault is in the same boat as any of these players though. Who didn't know that Eriksson, Lucic and Backes had a lot of miles and were in decline? 5 years later and the cap hit for Danault is less than the cap hit for Lucic. I would say that is value.

 

[DoktorJeep]

as bad as that sounds, sign me up.

It'll be nice to play meaningful games past Christmas again

Just because you’re a long time kings fan doesn’t mean you have to give into the whipped mentality.

 

[kovacro]

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oh mon dieu.