Sportsnet: Q. Byfield Available?

[ponder719]

But Byfield could be Kopi-Star 2.0 or himself a unique facimilie of himself QB Super-Star

He's still not worth Konecny, Sanheim, Michkov, Luchanko, and two firsts. No one player is worth a two-time All-star, top pair defenseman, a Calder candidate, a team's first round pick from the year just past, and their next two firsts. Would you trade that for any one player?

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Heard earlier in the season from a flyers FO source that LA was dangling Byfield to flyers and was looking at farabee or foerster. Also that flyers were also looking at Turcotte.

That was before Farabee had a terrible season, though.

Rumours...BS Rumours who the heck is Farabee and Foester is good sometimes and disappears others...Flyers have too many RWingers playing outta position and they traded Farabee cause they thought maybe he's not going to catch on to the Torts "whip"!!!

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

So Eklund's true identity has been revealed, and it was Nick Kypreos all along.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Heard earlier in the season from a flyers FO source that LA was dangling Byfield to flyers and was looking at farabee or foerster. Also that flyers were also looking at Turcotte.

That was before Farabee had a terrible season, though.

Maybe after the dumb dumb salary dumps by Briere he's going after Rantanen in the off-season

He's still not worth Konecny, Sanheim, Michkov, Luchanko, and two firsts. No one player is worth a two-time All-star, top pair defenseman, a Calder candidate, a team's first round pick from the year just past, and their next two firsts. Would you trade that for any one player?

Just pulling you're chain

 

[HockeyVirus]

Would anyone be shocked at the Kings moving a promising young player in a move that everyone but the Kings know is dumb?

 

[eojsmada]

Guessing Kyper and all the other "Toronto Media" have never watched a Western Conference game, if it wasn't on Hockey Night in Canada. Byfield is only available if someone MUCH better was coming back the other way at the same position. And LA doesn't seem like the type to give up a ton of assets to do that, when they can stand pat and reap the reward of being patient.

ETA: But then again....it IS Rob Blake.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Let’s not forget this classic tweet from Kypreos.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

Kopitar is older than Methuselah and Danault can’t score. It’s definitely time to trade the young C

mfw Kopitar is half a year younger than me

 

[McJedi]

Unless it's like a Byfield for Seider type value trade, I don't see it.

 

[kinghock]

Would anyone be shocked at the Kings moving a promising young player in a move that everyone but the Kings know is dumb?

Kings were burned with PLD trade.

I hope they learned some lessons.

 

[Monsieur Verdoux]

 

[HFpapi]

Probably going to piss off 3 fans bases with one post but let's get wild.

To LA:

Q. Hughes

To Vancouver:

Byfield
Clarke
1st

Then:

To Buffalo:

EP40

To Vancouver:

Cozens
Byram

LA goes all in with the soon-to-be back to back Norris winner and top 2 Dman in the world in his prime.

Buffalo makes a big move and gets a sick 1-2 center punch with Pettersson and Thompson.

Vancouver sees the writing on the wall that the team is in disarray and Hughes might be tempted to leave a mad house Canadian market and go south of the border in 2 years as many Americans in Canada tend to do.

Rebuilding around a core of Byfield, Clarke, Cozens, Byram, Willander, Lekkerimaki with some 1st round picks in the chamber sounds pretty good to me.

 

[bland]

Byfield has outproduced Kopitar 2 to 1 since Christmas, yet somebody thinks they will move him to get better now?

 

[KrisLetAngry]

I will throw an offer for the Kings and Kings fans you are allowed to Laugh at me.

Karlsson at whatever retention required to make it work.
Rickard Rakell
Rutger McGroarty

For Byfield and a defensemen that is needed to make numbers work.

 

[AfroThunder396]

I'm sure everyone is calling and asking. The Kings would be insane to move him.

 

[kinghock]

I will throw an offer for the Kings and Kings fans you are allowed to Laugh at me.

Karlsson at whatever retention required to make it work.
Rickard Rakell
Rutger McGroarty

For Byfield and a defensemen that is needed to make numbers work.

This Kings fan will throw your offer back to you. You can keep it.

 

[Fjordsen]

Power+ for Byfield+

 

[Mooche]

Something tells me that Blake would be a little slow to answer if Chevy got on the horn and gave him a call.....

 

[kinghock]

Power+ for Byfield+

no

 

[Lt Dan]

I will throw an offer for the Kings and Kings fans you are allowed to Laugh at me.

Karlsson at whatever retention required to make it work.
Rickard Rakell
Rutger McGroarty

For Byfield and a defensemen that is needed to make numbers work.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Kings were burned with PLD trade.

I hope they learned some lessons.

For sure and Faber as well. The Kings haven't ever shown a reluctance to move promising young players if they felt it made them better is all I am saying so I don't buy he isn't available.

 

[LevelingSolo]

Clickbait

Byfield is one of the least available players in the league. Kopitar has said he is retiring after next season and Q is finally breaking out.

Please tell me this is not true

 

[Lt Dan]

Please tell me this is not true

He's 37



He would be 39 heading in to the next season. he hasn't confirmed it, but he has hinted pretty heavily

Kings' Kopitar says he will consider retirement at end of contract

Anze Kopitar is not ready to put an expiration date on his NHL career, but he can see himself hanging up the skates in the next couple years.

www.sportsnet.ca

"Haven’t thought about it that far along but, yeah, 39 (years old), I think it’ll be a pretty good age to maybe think about the end," said Kopitar.

 

[Eegs]

Power+ for Byfield+

Maths says take the +'s out and it's just Power for Byfield.

 

[go4hockey]

Clickbait

Byfield is one of the least available players in the league. Kopitar has said he is retiring after next season and Q is finally breaking out.

I have heard the retirement talks from media people but have not heard Kopi say it. Wouldn’t be surprising just saying I have not heard it from him directly.