Sportsnet: Q. Byfield Available?

[kinghock]

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

How about this maths: Power+++ for Byfield minus?

 

[Lt Dan]

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.

look two posts up from yours

Sportsnet: Post in thread 'Q. Byfield Available?'

Today at 2:30 PM

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.

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[Rebels57]

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 wouldn't say breaking out. He's been less productive this season than last but with 2 more minutes of ice time.

 

[go4hockey]

The organization should've learned their lesson and fired the guy who did that...

His boyfriend is the president so that’s why he won’t be fired unless ownership gets involved.

 

[kinghock]

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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

If Kopitar will not retire at 39 he should not have a new contract with LA anyway

 

[Reality Czech]

Sportsnet, TSN and all of them softly throw names out they've "heard" mentioned

That doesn't necessarily mean they have been offered, but rather a team made a pitch/inquired about that player.

If he is, LA will have a lot of people calling

Well yes, they've heard each other mentioning the names

 

[kevsh]

From the article OP linked, specifically referring to QB: "There are rumblings that the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings have held talks and both sides may be interested in a package that includes top assets coming from Buffalo."

If it wasn't a paragraph buried deep in a Kyper article (and at the tail end of the section on QB) I'd expect this would have its own thread by now.

 

[Breakers]

Kyper and Servalli in a intense battle to see who is the worst hockey insider in history

 

[bland]

I wouldn't say breaking out. He's been less productive this season than last but with 2 more minutes of ice time.

Stat watching strikes again.

Byfield was finally moved to center this year after playing top line LW. After an adjustment period, he has become the teams best center - twice as many points as Kopitar over the past two months and on a solid trajectory upwards.

 

[Seattle King]

After prematurely getting rid of Vilardi in the PLD trade, I would hope LA has learned their lesson about letting developing big centers in their early 20s go too early to chase the perception of a "better player"

Except Vilardi is not big, nor a center so your point is useless, he was actually traded for a "big center"

Kypreos is an absolute moron, cant believe people listen to him

He might be the dumbest, most useless son of a bitch in all of sports media

 

[tkb81]

Calm down, Mrs. Byfield, I already said I don't think they're going to trade your son.

Seriously, you're demanding offers worthy of Gretzky in his prime, and Byfield ain't that.

Tell me again the talent that gretzky brought back in his trade?

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Konecny,Sanheim for Byfield and Clarke well if you kick in Michkov and Luchanko and a first rounder this year and next

Could get McDavid 50% retained for this package

 

[Kudelski37]

Except Vilardi is not big, nor a center so your point is useless, he was actually traded for a "big center"


He might be the dumbest, most useless son of a bitch in all of sports media

You know Vilardi and PLD are the same size, 6'3" ~220 lbs, right? LA simply added an inch to PLD's height post trade to make it look like they got bigger.

 

[viper0220]

It is the clickbait season,, that is all.

 

[Kudelski37]

I wouldn't say breaking out. He's been less productive this season than last but with 2 more minutes of ice time.

He has more time but it has all been additional pk. His PP time/ game is less than last year. At Christmas, his even strength time/game was less than last year. It is now slightly higher than last year. Plus, the Kings have used Byfield in a more defensive role while allowing Kopitar to take easier matchups. It is really an apples to oranges comparison.

 

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

Dach for Byfield!

Clown for clowns!

Hell I'll even throw in a 3rd for the age gap.

I just want to see more of tne same but from a different angle.

 

[kerrabria]

This is the kind of player NJ should be targeting if they're packaging Nemec and Mercer

Bit off-topic, but why would NJ target a Top 6 Center? I assume you value Byfield as a Top 6er if you're offering Nemec and Mercer.

Isn't the whole reason that Mercer converted to wing because McLeod was the ideal 3C for the future, and they already had Hughes-Hischier? Is there any contingent of Devils fans that wants Hughes moved to wing?

 

[HugeInTheShire]

Bit off-topic, but why would NJ target a Top 6 Center? I assume you value Byfield as a Top 6er if you're offering Nemec and Mercer.

Isn't the whole reason that Mercer converted to wing because McLeod was the ideal 3C for the future, and they already had Hughes-Hischier? Is there any contingent of Devils fans that wants Hughes moved to wing?

I was under the impression that Byfield was playing wing. NJ would want him to play as a winger with Hughes and Bratt.

Anyone that watched the 4 Nations would know exactly why NJ and their fans don't want Hughes playing wing.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

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

I appreciate all the gifs. Like I said I threw an offer.

I wouldn't trade Byfield myself.

 

[go4hockey]

Tell me again the talent that gretzky brought back in his trade?

He wasn’t traded he was sold.

 

[WaW]

Except Vilardi is not big, nor a center so your point is useless, he was actually traded for a "big center"


He might be the dumbest, most useless son of a bitch in all of sports media

Only on HFBoards, and I'm not even being hyperbolic, I dont think I'd see something this silly even on reddit or Twitter, is "6'3, 215 lbs = small"

Thanks, now I've seen it all.