Confirmed with Link: (LAK-WSH) Carl Hagelin (50% retained) traded for 2019 3rd, Conditional 2020 6th
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Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
No Name The Nameless
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CanadianKingsFan14
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A 3rd round pick for Hagelin is win imo. I thought we'd be lucky to get a 4th for him.
Getting out of Pearson's contract was a win in itself frankly.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
The optimist in me says yay, I expected a third for hagelin anyway.
The pessimist in me says we just got basically either:
a 4th and 7th
a late-mid 3rd and no later pick
for a former 24 goal scorer.
Reality is of course somewhere in the middle but to turn the struggling Pearson into future assets when they had no intention (or cap?) for keeping him is pretty vanilla, not bad or good.
Edit: pretty much exactly what @No Name The Nameless said
The pessimist in me says we just got basically either:
a 4th and 7th
a late-mid 3rd and no later pick
for a former 24 goal scorer.
Reality is of course somewhere in the middle but to turn the struggling Pearson into future assets when they had no intention (or cap?) for keeping him is pretty vanilla, not bad or good.
Edit: pretty much exactly what @No Name The Nameless said
tny760
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kind of a bummer thinking tanner pearson, a first rounder, turns into just a 3rd and 6th but i guess we ultimately could've got nothing
picks are good at this time and i'm glad we're actually selling rather than just saying we are
picks are good at this time and i'm glad we're actually selling rather than just saying we are
KopitarFAN
Reno Sucks!
kingsboy11
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I would've been happy with a 4th and would've settled with a 5th if necessary. I'm happy with the deal. And we can't worry about it being essentially Pearson for a 3rd and a 6th. If we kept Pearson it would've been a worse deal because it's evident that Pearson has lost his game.
kovacro
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Ziggy Stardust
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Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
KopitarFAN
Reno Sucks!
Caps over Toronto in round 1, do it!
Coincidently they play each other tonight.
Ziggy Stardust
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Nodoughtyboutit
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Yeah, being a seller makes it so much easier to pick playoff teams to root for/against. But obviously the Leafs losing in rd 1 is the best thing for us .Caps over Toronto in round 1, do it!
tny760
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funny how other teams see it so readily but we keep banging our head against the door
Ziggy Stardust
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Gotta keep using the slow and steady approach and play a heavy game. They've been having tons of success playing this way over the past few years, as demonstrated by their single playoff game victory in five years.
While it isn't some amazing haul, it is still decent asset management; especially when coupled with getting rid of Pearson's contract. Historically, the Kings have always held onto depreciating players showing signs that they are heading for the cliff far too long. Very rarely do these players turn out the way Dustin Brown did.
Dealing Pearson had a little bit of risk to it, but the Kings can no longer let the fear of missing out hinder them from building a successful club. You don't have to hit a home run every time to put points on the board or win a championship.
In the end, Blake may have avoided a boat anchor to the team, sure Pearson may have a slim chance of turning it around somewhere, but it wasn't here and at least we turn it into some positive assets without the burden of his contract. I don't know how anyone can't see this as a win.
Dealing Pearson had a little bit of risk to it, but the Kings can no longer let the fear of missing out hinder them from building a successful club. You don't have to hit a home run every time to put points on the board or win a championship.
In the end, Blake may have avoided a boat anchor to the team, sure Pearson may have a slim chance of turning it around somewhere, but it wasn't here and at least we turn it into some positive assets without the burden of his contract. I don't know how anyone can't see this as a win.
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While 3rd rounders have a low percentage to make the NHL, the more of those 3rd round picks you have they higher the probability you hit on the one guy that does make it.
Good deal for Kings
Good deal for Kings
tny760
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probably a good way of looking at it, gotta try and stuff the ballot box a bit
hope we continue and deal some more of the actual country club boys instead of just shuffling around the depth guys
10 picks. All of our own, Toronto's first, Washington's third and Calgary's 4th
