Confirmed with Link: PLD TRADED TO WASHINGTON for Darcy Kuemper

[Zero Pucks Given]

No wonder the Capitals shut down CapFriendly

 

[kingsholygrail]

Rob Blake shot us, but we're grateful he's dressing the wound.

 

[Telos]

Now we know why Washington had to buy CapFriendly. They needed help keeping track of PLD's contract over the next decade.

 

[JKG33]

To be fair, Jets have a good team that could go far in the playoffs compared to the Kings. This trade still bad, but 5 years less and frees up little over 3 mil in cap.

Maybe it's cause I live in Winnipeg and I'm tired of hearing everyone overhype that very mid team (not that LA is any better)

 

[johnjm22]

He was good until last year

 

[bland]

Blake went from 1 bad trade to another. Kuemper 34, has 3 seasons left on current deal at $5.25M cap hit and 10 team NTC. Ouch.

The only thing that happened today was Blake taking a manslaughter plea deal instead of rolling the dice on a guilty verdict.

Nothing worth celebrating.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Told you guys this trade might happen a long time ago...

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

He was good until last year

Wasn't Washington pretty solid defensively too?

 

[Fat Elvis]

Curious what the buyout of Darcy looks like?

 

[johnjm22]

Wasn't Washington pretty solid defensively too?

Yes. And Lindgren outplayed him.

Goalies are voodoo though.

I won't surprised if he's terrible. I won't be surprised if he's great.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

 

[Rudy Russo]

Congrats Kings fans for getting rid of the cancer PLD. No salary retention!! Great going Caps.

 

[57special]

Big day for you guys.............................but Washington fans are left shaking their heads.
That contract that no one would touch, their GM did....hilarious.

It's like they got rid of Kuznetsov, then said, "How can we top him?"

 

[johnjm22]

The only thing that happened today was Blake taking a manslaughter plea deal instead of rolling the dice on a guilty verdict.

Nothing worth celebrating.

You can't tell me you didn't feel some joy when you saw the news.

This doesn't absolve Blake, but nothing wrong with celebrating dumping PLD without giving up futures or retention.

 

[AbsentMojo]

I actually think that will be the case. PLD can put up 50-70 points, he just does nothing to help the team win other than that though and is a huge liability and boat anchor contract. But he definitely should put up some points in Washington.

Maybe Washington will be going to go full tank mode and using PLD to reach the cap floor. Honestly it makes no sense - spitballing

 

[DAkings20]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803504920819097873

 

[AbsentMojo]

There are some hilarious posts in here.. esp from Caps fans

Confirmed Trade: - [WSH/LAK] Pierre-Luc Dubois for Darcy Kuemper (no salary retained)

I gotta say great move for LA. They knew it was a mistake and got out of it. They didnt get stubborn. Washington has a very interesting future lol it's very special indeed of a future for caps. SPECIAL!

forums.hfboards.com

 

[Surf Nutz]

Holy shit! That's crazy. By itself that's good, but the fact that the Kings gave up Gabe Vilardi and Alex Iafallo to obtain Dubois has to sting.

There's no way Rob Blake survives the next offseason if the Kings do not win a round in the playoffs. What a kick to the nuts to see this happen.

Maybe he may get some more miles as GM the excuse being the Pacific Champions Highway is hard to negotiate, driving at Knight with Oil slick.

 

[Telos]

He was good until last year

He is far more useful than PLD, even if it is to save us purely from PLD's contract and he falls on his face. But I have a feeling getting Kuemper back will provide a slight boost in goaltending but won't be all that different than the past few years. I can see him playing well enough and the team making the playoffs for another first round exit though.

 

[Telos]

It is a big deal but to get out of PLD and only really losing Vilardi of note in the whole ordeal is at least a brief sigh of relief before Blake makes his next blunder on the quest to win a single round in the playoffs

 

[KingsOfCali25]

It is a big deal but to get out of PLD and only really losing Vilardi of note in the whole ordeal is at least a brief sigh of relief before Blake makes his next blunder on the quest to win a single round in the playoffs

Vilardi and Durzi

 

[Kudelski37]

Maybe you should've scouted him a little vs let LucPatMarc run the show

Hopefully ownership fires the front office this offseason.

The Caps are my local and 2nd favorite team. Kuemper fell to Cal levels last season. He needs to go to Ontario unless Blake is secretly tanking this season. Glad PLD is gone.

 

[Telos]

Vilardi and Durzi

I see the Durzi deal as a positive Clarke is the perfect player to fill the risky point producing defenseman role moving forward.

Maybe you should've scouted him a little vs let LucPatMarc run the show

All he had to do was sit down for a couple hours and watch one f***ing game of his. Literally any game.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Makes me think Washington hasnt bothered to make use of their capfriendly acquisition. But more seriously it probably points to Kuemper being washed.

Kuemper never looked comfortable at times in Laviolette's system and dipped even more under Carbery's system. Also the Caps goalie coach is iffy when it comes to goalie coaching vet goalies.

 

[Sausages]

Great you guys got rid of him.. But what you guys gave up to get him.. Was... well... you know...

Mostly fools gold.