I think you notice that every player in almost every sport has some sort of charitable organization they start. I'm sure they want to do a lot for their communities, but they sure are great for 1) employing their spouse/relativves and 2) generating tax breaks.
Yea hes a great shutdown 3rd center if he cant drive the offense anymore. Probably by the end of next season. He will have an offensive resurgence for a good chunk of the season if they get a Forsberg or Pastrnak on his wing.
Good article, though I'm remiss to call it a perfect rebuild until we see more results.
Wrobo was clearly a personal issue and WDJ (regardless of whatever his official title) was never anything other than a place holder to facilitate a tank and waiting to TMac to be available. Sothers also just wasn’t extended, he didn‘t fail they just altered approach. Hajt, who I assume you are counting (as I’m otherwise forgetting someone) was never appointed as head coach. So the implication that he’s made 7 coaches the scapegoat is inaccurate and disingenuous.
Hiring a terrible coach to facilitate a tank is a terrible strategy. And defending said terrible strategy is mind boggling.
Really doubt that he’s available for anything less than a massive overpayment by someone. I feel he’s on target to making significant improvements over the next couple of seasons and I’d prefer he did that with LA. To me,it’s just people posting just to see their own posts.
This was my thinking also, figured I would ask here as you all should know quite a bit more about your own prospect than I would. Didn't make much sense to me to try him after only a few seasons unless they are really trying to rush their rebuild which just seems silly.
...and if they fail to make the playoffs next season when/if Danault doesn't have another career year offensively?
A lot can go right next year, and it can start with at least two, maybe three, of the "kids" being in top six and producing offense. That would be progress in the rebuild.
It is not at all. The young players (who have largely struggled) have been through all these different coaches which has clearly had an effect. You can make excuses or justify the firings, or the mutual parting of ways or the “altered approach” but with each of these it’s a new voice for young Kings players.
Kaliyev looks like he is a future top-6 forward. Give him another year or two and I think he is a top-line winger.
Very true, if there are serious doubts right now, pursue it. As most people I dont think he is up for trade without a severe overpay but obviously as soon as one person speculate its the tires start to turn and people flock to the idea.
