Speculation: LA Kings Offseason Thread

[AbsentMojo]

anybody see the $$ reported for Talbot's 1 yr

 

[Johnny Utah]

That’s an AHL signing.

 

[KingsFan7824]

*Looks at the current roster and cap space.

*Thinks about how the Kings are going to run with a 22 man roster...

I'm afraid I have some bad news for you, Blake, and Anschutz...

Is the 14th forward the difference between making the playoffs or not?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Is the 14th forward the difference between making the playoffs or not?

Can't wait till we have a couple of injuries on a B2B on a cross-country/international road trip

So yeah, it can be, playing short and opening others up to fatigue/injuries as well

Never mind the other fiddly budgetary concerns, as someone pointed out, see last year's Leafs

 

[deaderhead28]

Everybody can back away from the ledge … at least an inch or two

Nah this is more fun to read.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Can't wait till we have a couple of injuries on a B2B on a cross-country/international road trip

So yeah, it can be, playing short and opening others up to fatigue/injuries as well

Never mind the other fiddly budgetary concerns, as someone pointed out, see last year's Leafs

Yet people have said that Blake tries to cover every base. Not in a positive way though.

 

[Moses Doughty]

No idea why JAD would do that to himself but ok.

Where would he even go that gives him a definitive better chance. He's ok, teams looking for a cheap 4th liner in FA can get a vet with a better history of play like Wheeler/JVR to NYR/BOS getting 800k/1mil

 

[Johnny Utah]

JAD deal is two way don’t forget.

 

[King'sPawn]

LOL, Hoven trying so hard to keep up with the rumors. He's got a Trevor Lewis KOTP from 3 years ago up. And guess who he has a one of the 3 goalies Kings will go after....yup Talbot.

It's cool not to like him if that's not your thing. But he's caught up.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

JAD deal is two way don’t forget.

He'd have to pass thru waivers, and at that reduced salary, could be an attractive option for OTHER cap strapped teams as well

 

[FeartheFur]

Talbot?

 

[Johnny Utah]

I have a feeling Blake is signing all these guys to two way deals so he can send them down and they don’t affect the cap.

 

[dman3474]

Button is a moron, but it’s still better watching TSN (on ESPN+, thanks to the poster on the trade board) than nhl network

 

[Reaper45]

So Talbot (is it official?), Maltsev and JAD? All league minimum hopefully?

Button is a moron, but it’s still better watching TSN (on ESPN+, thanks to the poster on the trade board) than nhl network

He is but he was spot on with Quick.

 

[Moses Doughty]

Can't say I'm excited by the prospect of signing Talbot, but if he can get the numbers he did from the 3 seasons pre-Ottawa that would be huge. Put up b2b years of similar numbers to the rest of his team's goalies (Ottawa was bad at defense), and the 2 years before that he had markedly better numbers than his partner

 

[Johnny Utah]

So Talbot (is it official?), Maltsev and JAD? All league minimum hopefully?


He is but he was spot on with Quick.

Talbot not official.

JAD league min and two way.

Same with Maltsev - the new Frk and Andersson.

 

[Moses Doughty]

So Talbot (is it official?), Maltsev and JAD? All league minimum hopefully?

Maltsev and JAD are league min and two-way, Talbot and Lewis aren't announced but seems to be near min with bonuses that would apply to next year when there's more room.

Need to get another goalie as well to pair with Portillo

 

[redcard]

It's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for Rob Blake to get a 23 man roster under the cap.

 

[Mats26]

anybody see the $$ reported for Talbot's 1 yr

1 million + bonuses

 

[unicornpig]

Oof 5 million for korp

 

[Moses Doughty]

Korpi getting 5x4 from Ottawa. That is uh, a bad contract

 

[dman3474]

Talbot confirmed on the main board 1yr 1 mil + bonus

Korpisolo 5 years 4 mil to Ottawa

 

[johnjm22]

Byfield-Kopitar-Kempe
Moore-PLD-Arvidsson
Fiala-Danault-Kaliyev/Fagemo
Grundstrom-Lizotte-Lewis
JAD

Anderson-Doughty
Gavrikov-Roy
Bjornfot?-Clarke
Spence

Copely-Talbot


^That's probably your opening night lineup, unless they sign a 35+ LHD.

 

[kingsfan28]

did I read that right, Reeves got a 3 year deal with the Leafs?

 

[Johnny Utah]

Quick got 875 why did Talbot get a million plus bonuses? Blake is really bad at negotiation contracts.

Solomon and Lombardi had this down.