Speculation: LA Kings Offseason Thread

[LAKings88]

Need to wait for all of the deal to make a snap judgement.

Guessing more pieces come to LA too.

 

[Sol]

I can’t believe that they’re willing to trade Vilardi but not trade byfield who hasn’t done jack shit since being in the NHL. How the hell could they value that guy over Vilardi

 

[DryIslandBartender]

Kupari sucks. Let them have him.

He is 23 and basically a bigger version of Jarrett Stoll.

 

[Martyros]

I don't care about losing Kupari. I care about losing Vilardi. It's not like we're trading Schenn for Richards. We're trading someone that finally established himself as a very good scoring option in the top 6 with even more room to grow.....for someone that has asked to leave 2 different organizations in a very young career.

 

[kingskring]

I can’t believe that they’re willing to trade Vilardi but not trade byfield who hasn’t done jack shit since being in the NHL. How the hell could they value that guy over Vilardi

byfield was a rookie this year... you are quit impatient man. Lets see how he prefroms after recovering from Covid

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

He is 23 and basically a bigger version of Jarrett Stoll.

He plays nothing like Jarret Stoll. If he played anything like him, I'd be hating this deal. Kupari is Steve Kelly Part Deux. Lizotte is a better player than him.

 

[kinghock]

He is 23 and basically a bigger version of Jarrett Stoll.

He is 3 times better skater comparing to Jarrett Stoll.

 

[Brownie to Pancakes]

Couldn't care less about Kup and AI.

 

[Martyros]

He is 23 and basically a bigger version of Jarrett Stoll.

And he also hasn't done anything significant that suggests he'll be anything more than a bottom 6 plug. Stoll was much better at what he did.

 

[Sol]

byfield was a rookie this year... you are quit impatient man. Lets see how he prefroms after recovering from Covid

Why even take the chance when Vilardi is oozing with potential and is by far the most skilled. What a terrible take.

 

[johnjm22]

 

[kingskring]

Why even take the chance when Vilardi is oozing with potential and is by far the most skilled. What a terrible take.

I bet you if I look at a bunch of old threads prior to this year, I could find at least 50+ posts from people who wanted the Kings to ship off Vilardi for anything they can get

 

[Mats26]

So we pass on Eichel for a bigger package to get Dubois. Nice going Blake. This better be BS because we just opened up more holes on the roster without getting a starting goalie.

 

[SmytheKing]

Not to be nitpicky, but one of these compared what they did this past season, and the other is predicting what they'll do next season. At least that's my understanding?

 

[johnjm22]

Not to be nitpicky, but one of these compared what they did this past season, and the other is predicting what they'll do next season. At least that's my understanding?

Yep

 

[Brownie to Pancakes]

Gabe could blossom into a star or he could be perennially injured/have his shooting % come down to earth/play too much hardball in contract talks. I don't like this move but I see the logic

 

[LAKings88]

So as of now:
9-11-55
22-PLD-34
12-24-33
Grundstrom-Lizotte-???

Fagemo
Lafferiere
Turcotte
JAD

 

[Little Psycho]

 

[Sol]

I bet you if I look at a bunch of old threads prior to this year, I could find at least 50+ posts from people who wanted the Kings to ship off Vilardi for anything they can get

There’s never been one guy on here who’s doubted vilardis skill. His issue was footspeed but that got fixed. There’s not one person on the kings fan board who think Byfield is more talented than Vilardi.

What a joke this f***ing blows man

 

[DryIslandBartender]

And he also hasn't done anything significant that suggests he'll be anything more than a bottom 6 plug. Stoll was much better at what he did.

Stoll came up in a good organization, battled for pucks, win face offs etc. Did all the little things very well. With Kupari, he’s 23 and figuring it out. He’s developing a similar game, where he also does all the little things well, he wins face offs, checks etc.

 

[Kudelski37]

Somebody fire Blake before they send the paper work in.

 

[BigBrown]

I really like Vilardi so losing him sucks. Iafallo is gonna be missed but having him and Moore on the same team is redundant. Kupari hasn't shown anything that I'm gonna miss so whatever.

I hope we at least get a good role player to go along with PLD, a physical penalty killer would be ideal. We can't repeat the same PK disaster another playoff series.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Are there any non-Kings/non-Jets fans who like this trade for the Kings?

 

[bland]

I'm not saying he was better or worse than any of them. In fact, I'm agreeing. I'm saying that playing him on the 4th line and not giving him the chance to do what he was literally brought in to do is a stupid decision and a waste of cap space, a waste of a roster spot, and a waste of an asset.

I agree, just that HE wasted the chance and the team had no choice but to take him out of those situations.

That's how you know how bad our media is here, a "star" is brought in then nobody at all questioned why he was dropped almost immediately, taken out of practices, left home on roadies, then bought out.

Kovalchuk wanted no part of playing team hockey. He wanted to be fed for easy goals, but kept bleeding short-handed chances at the point and put in zero effort defensively. He was a problematic distraction who was never going to fit in, and Blake should have known that. But he wanted a "star", and as usual, changed the plan to fit in the names instead of putting in the effort to get the right player.

 

[lexlavender]

Are there any non-Kings/non-Jets fans who like this trade for the Kings?

Many of the the general hockey commentators like this move, but only because they really under value Vilardi and Iafallo.