Probably.. Also Roy didnt attempt to play the puck, he seemed to treat as if Robertson had possession and finished his check instead of battling toward the puck (which is also why Robertson was not prepared for that hit).. but I do think you are right that if Robertson hadnt been injured it may have been a no call. Just more wondered if there is something in the rule book that says what kind of contact is not interference when both players are going for an unpossessed puck at same time.
Do you see Vilardi even remotely interested in being on a losing LA team? The Kings have jerked the kids around so hard, with nothing to show for it. It’s hard to build for the future when the building blocks are not likely to stick around.
Doesn't really matter since he's a RFA who hasn't had a good contract yet. He'll be here for a minimum of 5 more years, I'm guessing. Getting a solid contract is more important than winning to 95% of the guys in the NHL anyways.
He seems really happy and will still be an RFA. So unless he want to sit out, which would shock me, he will be resigned. Sometimes when people make you earn it and assist you in becoming a really good player , it means a lot more when you do. So I believe he will stick around and be happy.
Cozens wouldn't even make this deep and talented Kings team. He'd be exactly where Turcotte is today. Kings development department. LOL.
Yes Seider - but another RHD tho. A lot of them after Turcotte are hitting - Cozens is surprising... I guess we'll just have to consol ourselves that Kaliyev dropped to us in round 2..
Huh? Its an ongoing story that keeps developing - its interesting to see who is breaking out, out of that class... i hope at this time next year we Turcotte putting up some numbers w NHL club.
In that McKenna interview he was really puzzled how they gave Cal the contract.. this is a guy that knows what goalies should be paid.. i think most everyone here thought it was crazy.. but a few said its the going rate...Its a very bad misstep - esp if it prevented getting the future guy like Knight or Wallstedt. Turcotte could develop.. he's basically lost a full year to injuries of some sort.
RFA just means one more season. Not exactly a future. Why would he re-sign if he has been yo yo’d up and down the AHL, NHL and the lineups and what looked to be in every trade conversations. If you are not winning, why would he stick around unless he was overpaid?
Vilardi cannot become a UFA for 4 years at the earliest.
What do you mean "the balls to take Seider"? That pick was bonkers. There's no reason to believe the Kings or any other team outside Detroit had Seider ranked ahead of Broberg or York or Harley. How do you know that if Blake had the balls to reach for a defenseman that Seider would have even been the pick?
I do think that's what Detroit did. My point is if Blake did have the balls to take a player completely off the grid that he 100% believed in there is no reason to believe that Seider would have been that player. Maybe Blake did have the balls to take a player completely off the grid he 100% believed in there just wasn't an off the grid player he 100% believed in. The Detroit Seider pick came out of nowhere.
