Byfield played the majority of last season on Kopitar's wing. Whatever, make Kupari the 4C and put someone else on Danault's line. How is Kopitar-PLD-Danault worse than Eichel-Stephenson-Karlsson?
Unless the Kings are holding out for Matthews, Draisaitl or McDavid to sign with them in free agency, which is a massive risk on so many levels, they should trade for PLD to compensate for the mistake of failing to trade for Eichel.
Again, PLD is not a #2 center and Kopitar is not a #1 center but both demand salary as if they were.
If the Kings are not finishing their rebuild, we will be back to square one very soon.
Byfield and Kupari have all the tools to be the #1 and #2 center, at some point we have to let them play some hockey, signing PLD is the opposite of what the Kings need.
Just to explain my position a little more, a #1 center needs to score the very least 80+ points
and a #2 center 70+ points if the target is to even remotely compete in the playoff.
We are facing opponent players who score 90+ points on a regular base, not to mention the Edmonton guys.