Speculation: LA Kings News, Rumors, Roster Thread 2022-23 Season

[Fat Elvis]

The amount of conjecture on the Trade board is fantastic. Lots of folks "In the know" apparently. Had no idea we are surrounded by this many insiders.
Probably best to look at how Blake has operated in the past. Not many if any deals have been rumored like this Arizona train wreck. Makes me think zero of it is coming via Blake or his team.
Just spit balling, but the more you read about a Chickrun deal, the less likely it'll happen.
But I don't know diddly-squat, fact.

 

[All The Kings Men]

I worked out a trade once... I was going to trade my car, my laptop and my xbox to this guy in exchange for his car, his laptop and his thumb but the guy wouldn't agree to cut off his thumb!

We were so close! The trade was all worked out and it was basically done I can't believe we got SO CLOSE to pulling it off but we just hit that one little snag of him not being willing to cut off his thumb.

Such a bummer to get SO CLOSE to pulling off that trade.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Wonder how the morning skate goes, if there are any call ups or anything.

No new transactions over the wire so far this morning - will be checking frequently.. and any strange scratches before game will be telling

 

[Choralone]

I think if you look at Blake's history as GM, I can't remember any major trade where it was all over the rumor mills ahead of time. The Fiala and Arvidsson trades just sort of happened. Sure there was speculation that they were on the trade block, but it wasn't like rampant rumors were flying revolving around the Kings in either case before it happened.

This whole Chychrun thing over the past couple days feels like a GM trying to force another GM's hand. Healthy scratching a guy and then putting it out on Twitter using the team PR is just blasting out a message that trade talks are peaking.

I think it sucks that Blake had to tell Clarke that he's not getting traded. That's the kind of thing that would piss me off if I were in Blake's shoes.

Blake should give him one of his patented hip checks next time he sees him. Or run him over on his surfboard after inviting him to the beach.

 

[Statto]

I’m still hoping a deal can be made. Saw in another thread that Peterson has a 10 team no trade clause. I wonder if that could be the snag. I would think he can see the writing on the wall tho.
Who knows? I do think LA wants both Chychrun and Vejmelka.

’The snag’ doesn’t exist. It was pure speculation.

 

[bland]

I worked out a trade once... I was going to trade my car, my laptop and my xbox to this guy in exchange for his car, his laptop and his thumb but the guy wouldn't agree to cut off his thumb!

We were so close! The trade was all worked out and it was basically done I can't believe we got SO CLOSE to pulling it off but we just hit that one little snag of him not being willing to cut off his thumb.

Such a bummer to get SO CLOSE to pulling off that trade.

Yeah, but did your scouts tell you where that thumb had been?

 

[Statto]

Yeah, but did your scouts tell you where that thumb had been?

Yes. That’s why he wanted the thumb.

 

[FSL KINGS]

This escalated quickly.

 

[johnjm22]

 

[kingskring]

 

[johnjm22]

 

[johnjm22]

I wouldn't read too much into Freidman's comments.

Notice he prefaces almost everything he says with "I think" "I believe" "I heard".

People always leave out that context when discussing this stuff, and rumors run wild.

 

[kingskring]

 

[johnjm22]

So now they're saying he'll be scratched for the rest of this week. I don't think a team does that unless they're pretty close to a deal.

 

[KopitarFAN]

Guess who the Kings are playing on Saturday.

EDIT: Not saying this means anything to a potential deal, just a funny coincidence.

 

[AbsentMojo]

So now they're saying he'll be scratched for the rest of this week. I don't think a team does that unless they're pretty close to a deal.

Or a ploy to make other teams in the running think theyre close to a deal with someone else. Not to mention there is no reason to try to win games (ie Bedard fever) Edit: and holding him out prevents possibly losing out on a good deadline deal

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

 

[johnjm22]

Or a ploy to make other teams in the running think theyre close to a deal with someone else. Not to mention there is no reason to try to win games (ie Bedard fever) Edit: and holding him out prevents losing out on a good deadline deal

As fans I think we tend to over think this stuff.

 

[Fishhead]

Given his history I'm not discounting the possibility that Chychrun may be dinged up and "trade reasons" is being floated so no one freaks out.

 

[AbsentMojo]

As fans I think we tend to over think this stuff.

haha ya think? esp over that 10 day gap

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Given his history I'm not discounting the possibility that Chychrun may be dinged up and "trade reasons" is being floated so no one freaks out.

Yeah, the trade reasons are a paper cut from the post game water cup, had to stop him from bleeding out

 

[AbsentMojo]

more rumor mill fodder - if this is true, sounds like trying offload Cal Pete was the snag

 

[dman3474]

If you were Cal, would you waive your NTC to go to the coyotes? They have been a perpetually rebuilding team for years. Get cap dumps for picks and prospects and have no real direction besides tank for Bedard and go from there. Probably do the same next season too?

Or live by the beach and collect a paycheck. Potentially get back to the NHL for a team who is closer to winning.

Maybe he could see it as he could build his game back at the NHL level in AZ instead of the AHL?

I dunno. I don't see a huge reason for him to agree to waive for AZ.

 

[Fishhead]

If you were Cal, would you waive your NTC to go to the coyotes? They have been a perpetually rebuilding team for years. Get cap dumps for picks and prospects and have no real direction besides tank for Bedard and go from there. Probably do the same next season too?

Or live by the beach and collect a paycheck. Potentially get back to the NHL for a team who is closer to winning.

Maybe he could see it as he could build his game back at the NHL level in AZ instead of the AHL?

I dunno. I don't see a huge reason for him to agree to waive for AZ.

Well, goalie would be wide open in AZ. It would better his chances of getting another contract after this one expires, but yeah, it's not the most pleasurable place to play. Been a clusterf*** for years.

 

[Peter James Bond II]

So, 'non-Chychrun on the King fans' have Cal to thank, for the snag.

I guess we will see either Bjornfot or Moverare recalled today to be the 7th defenseman.