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Habs13 said:
I think that makes sense on a contract with less term. Six years with a NMC is probably a retirement contract. Maybe Danault learns to accept a bottom six role, but that was the big thing here. He kept saying he wasn't given a big enough opportunity for offense while playing top line minutes with two of our better wingers. Anyway, it's going to be interesting to see how things pan out.
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has a NMC been confirmed? I hope not
 
Raccoon Jesus said:
Christ
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You called?
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I think it’s a bit pricey but it’s nice that one of my teams didn’t make me want to lay face down in the middle of traffic.
 
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johnjm22 said:
Because most players who sign big UFA contracts turn out to be busts. Why would Danault be an outlier?
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You see this as a big UFA contract? Maybe in term, but a 5.5 AAV isn't terrible. Maybe he's worth more like 4.5-5 on a 5 year term, but I don't think it hurts much. Every player is different. Drury played really well until he was 33. Some of those other guys are power forwards with a lot of miles and hard hits on their resume. It's too early to tell if Danault is going to fit into that category. I believe there are a lot of factors they looked at that made him worth it. Maybe of which I didn't see until I dug a little deeper into his body of work.

Great leadership - check
Great work ethic - check
Excellent 5v5 numbers - check
Excellent 2-way center - check

What else do you want? In the UFA market, we do need to overpay a little bit to get what we want...but I don't think it's a gross overpayment. Maybe he does become a 3C after 2-3 years, but his value to this team could be measured by more than just his offensive output. Imagine what a little PP time could do for him.
 
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Are you sure the young centers the Kings have want to move to the wing? If they are top 6 they might, bottom 6 they might want to get traded. We'll have to wait and see, I think it will depend on what type of role they will play.
 
Consider LVGK are using 27 year old Chandler Stephenson, as their #1 / #2 center....who has topped out at 35 points, I'll take 28 year old Phillip Danault and be happy
to line him up as 2C here in LA for a year or 2, even if he tops out at 12-15 goals. He makes plays and has had 47 and 53 point seasons, which Stephenson has not done,
lining up with Stone / Pacioretty. I also thought Stephenson was about 24-25, but he's 27 years old.

Kopi and Vilardi 1C/2C, were the slowest 1, 2 center tandem in the NHL. Danault will add much needed speed there. I'd rather be having the youth line up on his wing the next year or 2 as well, then having Gabe line up with players such as Kupari, Turcotte, Kaliyev. Hell, even Richards made Dwight King and Jordan Nolan look like they could play In the NHL. A savvy, smart, seasoned veteran center can make young wingers with some talent, work out well.
 
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YP44 said:
could have been worse could have been better
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Strange that the NMC/NTC are split like that. If the Kings make the playoffs; you'll be happy to have Danault. But the flip side is, he went almost a full year between beating a goalie (had an empty net goal in that period)
 
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