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Kings News: Marian Gaborik (with 50% Retained) to Kings for Matt Frattin + 2nd + Cond 3rd

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livingminimal said:
I'd like to think it's the case that the Kings have better doctors and trainers than the rest of the teams Gabby has played for, but I think they're all pretty top quality. Plus I remember his groin issue back in 08 or something where he had a team of specialists all over the country working on him and through his surgery.

Gabby's problems are one of two things:

1) he doesn't work hard in the off-season.
2) he's legitimately more prone to injury.

I tend to think its the latter and there is nothing training staffs can do to totally alleviate that.
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At least we don't have to worry about his annual start of season groin pull. :)
 
Bandit said:
At least we don't have to worry about his annual start of season groin pull. :)
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You're exactly right, except that if he produces in the playoffs there will be pressure to not let him walk. Dean would have some splainin to do to the layperson, but he's been there already. (Cammy et al)
 
Call me crazy, but I believe playing alongside Kopitar on a contender will be exactly what he needs to turn his career around. Hoping he stays healthy though. He has a game breaking shot and speed when healthy.
 
Leo W said:
So do we get glass Gabby or the explosive Gabby?
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Explosive glass would be bad too.

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Ollie Weeks said:
What was Frattin doing for us?

And in any event that's my minimum expectations for the guy.
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I get what you're saying, but there should still be some semi-reasonable expectations. Really, a good barometer of whether or not this was a good trade is if the gpg for the team edges up. If we average half a gpg more over the remaining games, that's probably 12 points in some fashion from Gaborik.

To me, that's the ultimate success measure here.
 
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As long as the Ducks dont pick up Vanek I like our teams chances.
 
I really see no downside to this trade. So It's a good experiment to take. Also, doesn't the cap go up next year? What are the chances of keeping gabby, assuming he's healthy and perhaps takes a glass paycut?
 
KingsFan7824 said:
The only downside to the deal is if Gaborik gets hurt. If he gets hurt, then you have the same lineup that the Kings had yesterday since Frattin wasn't much of a factor unfortunately.
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The chance of Gaborik getting hurt is 95%. He has not been healthy for years. The Kings just need him to be 80% for the next 40 games or so. Then you do not resign him because that would be a huge mistake.
 
Nefarious said:
I really see no downside to this trade. So It's a good experiment to take. Also, doesn't the cap go up next year? What are the chances of keeping gabby, assuming he's healthy and perhaps takes a glass paycut?
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If it was a one or two year deal I would be for it. Really depends how the rest of the year goes.
 
livingminimal said:
I get what you're saying, but there should still be some semi-reasonable expectations. Really, a good barometer of whether or not this was a good trade is if the gpg for the team edges up. If we average half a gpg more over the remaining games, that's probably 12 points in some fashion from Gaborik.

To me, that's the ultimate success measure here.
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That's fair, and between bringing in Gaborik and our expected improvement towards the mean in shooting percentage. I fully expect our GPG to go up.
 
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