We're 3M over and you aren't carrying a single extra player. So if anyone gets hurt we can't even call a player up.
This comment completely ignores the additional part of my post which stated I also didn't include any cap increase, assumed Williams and Martinez each get $4 million or more and are both retained, and that several players were included at a few $100,000's over their qualifier. We will be a lot closer to the cap (and maybe a decent amount under it) once those factors play out so we have actual numbers to use.
Toffoli makes 2 million? I wish. Have you seen the new modern NHL salaries for young players? Pearson might get that, but not TT.
What about Clifford, Andreoff and Nolan? Kings love those type of players.
I'm telling you. Richards' is gone. The Kings can keep most of the team together, re-sign Martinez and have some cash for the RFA's and Kopitar. Otherwise, the Kings are against the Cap for years.
Look at all the Kings big long term contracts and think about who they would move...
Carter - No
Brown - Probably Not
Muzzin - No
Doughty - No
Quick - No
Richards' - ???
Voynov - Maybe?
Well, i actually have Toffoli at $2.25 million, but if you think he'll get more then you may be right. However how much more? I posted comparables to him in this thread or another one a few days ago. The only comparables I could see getting much more than him were Duchene and Johansen and in the case of Johansen it was a three year deal. DL sees to stick to two year deals on bridge contracts, which is what is most likelt coming for Toffoli. Duchene was coming off a bad year but had two 50+ or 60+ point seasons before that and had three full NHL seasons under his belt. So naturally he'd get more.
On a two year deal I doubt Toffoli nets more than $2.75 million, assuming of course he does not continue to score at his current pace, which would have him at 87 points this season. The last time we had that happen was 2000-2001 with Ziggy Palffy so I really doubt Toffoli is going to be the guy to do it.
As for what about Andreoff, Nolan and Clifford, well frankly Nolan and Andreoff can be cut in my opinion. This discussion has turned into one about cap space, what are you getting from those guys? Likely Weal and Shore will both provide a lot more than Andreoff. I don't see many on here defending him besides you Johnny and that's likely only because he can hit and fight. Ditto for Nolan.
But if you really want Clifford and Andreoff on there, plug them in and take off Weal and Shore. It's basically the same salary. I doubt many would agree with keeping Andreoff over Weal however, and he is waiver eligible next season.
Also, for the last time, Kopitar is irrelevant to all of this at the moment. No one even knows what he's asking or what the cap will be like then. And as far as contracts I'd be willing to dump, yeah, I'd deal Brown before Richards. For all the flogging you give Richards for not earning his cap hit, Brown's is higher and he produces less. The only reason no one is saying boo about him is because he wears the C on a cup winning team. Bang for the buck, he's arguably the worst on the team right now and he was pretty awful last year too.
I'll quote you on this. Lombardi gave him a 2nd chance. He straight up told him get in shape or else...The media had about 50 reports of a pending Richards' buyout, including Helene Elliott. It def crossed Lombardi's mind. So much he visited him over the summer to check in. Richards' himself was worried. His teammates even heard about it.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/kings/la-sp-kings-richards-elliott-20140924-column.html
Does anyone recall the story about DL going to talk to Doughty the year before his draft and telling him that if he gets himself into shape the Kings would draft him (if he was still on the board at their pick)?
Drew Doughty was a very talented kid. So talented in fact that he didn't have to work for it to be successful on the ice. DL basically told him if he wants to be a member of the Kings then he needs to show a commitment to the game. Doughty went and worked out 4-5 times a week, got into much better shape and DL drafted him.
DL gives his word and his keeps it. He told Richards to get into shape or else but if he did he'd stick with him. Richards got into shape. He didn't buy him out and so far we've been rewarded with a decent season, although I agree the offensive numbers need to improve, but that can be said about virtually the entire team.
Now I'm not sayinG DL won't trade him. The Voynov situation put DL in a position for which no did, or could have, planned for, and as such he may have to break his word. That doesn't mean that what played out over the summer about Richards weight/conditioning has any bearing on a deal now or a buy out, so it's a moot point.
