Speculation: LAK GM Search

[AbsentMojo]

And where's the winner destination? Anyone take team friendly contracts to come join a winner? Obviously before the Cups, no, you'd be stupid to do that, but after? Gaborik and his 7 years?

Look at the assets the Kings gave up for Penner, Richards, and Carter, before ever winning a 1st rd series. The Kings ultimately won, so nobody cares, but we'd normally kill a GM for doing that. Purcell, and Cloutier, and letting Moulson go on waivers, these were things we cared to talk about around here for years. DL was stupid until he wasn't. Then got really dumb when they started to not win come 2015. Teddy goddamn Purcell was a big talking point for a long time. Brian Boyle too. If you know Terry Murray isn't winning you anything, why would you keep him around while your biddy is up in Canada on his good old Canadian boy ranch? How do you let that first half+ of 11-12 be so medicore if you have an actual plan?

I showed my work. You have unfinished business w DLs tenure which is a different subject. To take DL out of the picture - can we at least agree the Kings seemed like a highly functional organization after the 1st cup up until the time Voynov pushed his wife the down the staircase?

 

[All The Kings Men]

can we at least agree the Kings seemed like a highly functional organization after the 1st cup up until the time Voynov pushed his wife the down the staircase?

Which was exactly *checks notes*

2 years
4 moths
19 days

 

[unicornpig]

DL got lucky on number of things. Smyth wanting out, failing to sign brad richards, richards and carter being available. inheriting a good core. DL failed miserably after the voynov debacle. i'll forever be grateful that be brought two cups but things cut have turned out very differently.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Which was exactly *checks notes*

2 years
4 moths
19 days

Voynov indictment, voynov practicing (100k fine to kings) and the Stoli hard rock (pun intended) thing def put a ding in the rep, but I still think a lot of players without a cup woudl consider LA a fine place to land after 2 cups. I mean what are you all arguing here - that the Kings under Lombardi didnt change their country club image?

 

[All The Kings Men]

Voynov indictment, voynov practicing (100k fine to kings) and the Stoli hard rock (pun intended) thing def put a ding in the rep, but I still think a lot of players without a cup woudl consider LA a fine place to land after 2 cups. I mean what are you all arguing here - that the Kings under Lombardi didnt change their country club image?

I'm not arguing anything I just like inserting what I consider to be relevant but annoying truths into conversations cus I'm annoying.

 

[FrozenKing18]

And where's the winner destination? Anyone take team friendly contracts to come join a winner? Obviously before the Cups, no, you'd be stupid to do that, but after? Gaborik and his 7 years?

Look at the assets the Kings gave up for Penner, Richards, and Carter, before ever winning a 1st rd series. The Kings ultimately won, so nobody cares, but we'd normally kill a GM for doing that. Purcell, and Cloutier, and letting Moulson go on waivers, these were things we cared to talk about around here for years. DL was stupid until he wasn't. Then got really dumb when they started to not win come 2015. Teddy goddamn Purcell was a big talking point for a long time. Brian Boyle too. If you know Terry Murray isn't winning you anything, why would you keep him around while your buddy is up in Canada on his good old Canadian boy ranch? How do you let that first half+ of 11-12 be so medicore if you have an actual plan?

I remember being upset about Moulson lol. Don’t think I cared for Teddy P and Boyle at that time.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Finally.

Phillip Danault + Jordan Spence for Bowem Byram + 3rd
Trevor Moore for CBJ 2nd

Signing Gavrikov 5 years x 7M
Signing Kuzmenko 2 years x 4.5M
Signing Gourde 1 years x 4.75M
Signing Laferriere 3 years x 4M
Signing Jeannot 2 years x 1.75M
Signing Byram 4 years x 5.75M
Signing Cousins 1 year x 950k

Kempe - Kopitar - Kuzmenko
Fiala - Byfield - Laferriere
Foegele - Gourde - Greentree
Jeannot - Helenius - Turcotte
*Cousins, Ziemmer

Anderson - Clarke
Byram - Gavrikov
Edmundson - Doughty
*Moverare

Kuemper
Portillo

 

[kingsholygrail]

Phillip Danault + Jordan Spence for Bowem Byram + 3rd
Trevor Moore for CBJ 2nd

Signing Gavrikov 5 years x 7M
Signing Kuzmenko 2 years x 4.5M
Signing Gourde 1 years x 4.75M
Signing Laferriere 3 years x 4M
Signing Jeannot 2 years x 1.75M
Signing Byram 4 years x 5.75M
Signing Cousins 1 year x 950k

Kempe - Kopitar - Kuzmenko
Fiala - Byfield - Laferriere
Foegele - Gourde - Greentree
Jeannot - Helenius - Turcotte
*Cousins, Ziemmer

Anderson - Clarke
Byram - Gavrikov
Edmundson - Doughty
*Moverare

Kuemper
Portillo

 

[MonkeysUncle]

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Danault never going to Waive for Buffalo., would pay Gavrikov more than 6 a year. Had great year in a contract year. Also no move should be made till new Gm is hired and he puts his stamp.on team, style etc. Gavrikov may not even fit in potential new system. That's big yes on Byram, word is he wants 8 million though

 

[kingsholygrail]

Danault never going to Waive for Buffalo., would pay Gavrikov more than 6 a year. Had great year in a contract year. Also no move should be made till new Gm is hired and he puts his stamp.on team, style etc. Gavrikov may not even fit in potential new system. That's big yes on Byram, word is he wants 8 million though

KingsHockey24 has ways of making Danault waive.