Sportsnet: Q. Byfield Available?
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kevsh
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Wait, are you still joking here or ?
If I'm getting this correct, you're saying Rakell & Karlsson for Byfield & Clarke and the Kings should be the ones saying 'yes'? I mean even your characterization of Clarke as (only) "the 7th d-man" is just .... wow.
Okay, it's good to get the really hilarious takes out of the way before the actual deadline day starts.
KirkAlbuquerque
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F*** your ice cream!
You owe it to the rest of us to stick your own head in to the toilet bowl and flush for making such a bad proposal .
Yes, you need to self swirlie. Like how a Samurai would harakiri after an extreme level of dishonor.
Please also youtube it for the rest of us
go4hockey
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Well the reports out today say Rantanen wouldn’t sign in LA so I don’t see that happening. Also if LA was to deal its only good young center for a winger would be idiotic.
Lt Dan
F*** your ice cream!
...I know it means little, but there is a difference...Samurai committed Seppuku, the ritual of suicide by disembowelment; Harikari simply means stomach-cutting...
...and now back to our regularly scheduled programming...
unicornpig
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Many others have already stated the obvious, but Byfield isn't available.
He's the best center on the Kings right now and he's 22 years old. 12 points in his last 11 games. By comparison Kopitar has just 5 points in his last 11 games. Kings would be unbelievably stupid to trade him. If they're trading Byfield they may as well trade Clarke, Greentree, and their next 2 first round picks and just go all in for the next 2 years and rebuild if they don't win a cup. But again, I think most of us would agree that would be incredibly stupid.
The thing with Byfield is he's still VERY raw as a player. I know his career so far has been underwhelming and the points aren't where you'd want them to be. But he still has an immense amount of potential. This is the kind of player that "pops" as a 23/24 year old and all of the sudden they're a top 25 player in the NHL. He's shown flashes of ELITE, elite skill and he skates faster than like 98% of the league. And he's 6'5. He's also very responsible in his own end especially for a 22 year old center. His shot is also getting better.
Will he ever live up to that potential?? That's what makes him such a polarizing player. Some insist the answer is 'no' - and those are the people who think it's best to trade him now while he still has value. Personally, I believe he'll end up putting it all together and will end up being WELL worth the wait. But at this point, we just really don't know how it's going to play out. There's certainly risk in keeping him because what if he never does reach that next level / live up to his potential. But it would be a LOT riskier to bet against him and potentially trade away a 6'5 1C who can put up 80+ points a season and dominate 200ft of ice consistently (a level I believe Byfield can definitely get to).
He's the best center on the Kings right now and he's 22 years old. 12 points in his last 11 games. By comparison Kopitar has just 5 points in his last 11 games. Kings would be unbelievably stupid to trade him. If they're trading Byfield they may as well trade Clarke, Greentree, and their next 2 first round picks and just go all in for the next 2 years and rebuild if they don't win a cup. But again, I think most of us would agree that would be incredibly stupid.
The thing with Byfield is he's still VERY raw as a player. I know his career so far has been underwhelming and the points aren't where you'd want them to be. But he still has an immense amount of potential. This is the kind of player that "pops" as a 23/24 year old and all of the sudden they're a top 25 player in the NHL. He's shown flashes of ELITE, elite skill and he skates faster than like 98% of the league. And he's 6'5. He's also very responsible in his own end especially for a 22 year old center. His shot is also getting better.
Will he ever live up to that potential?? That's what makes him such a polarizing player. Some insist the answer is 'no' - and those are the people who think it's best to trade him now while he still has value. Personally, I believe he'll end up putting it all together and will end up being WELL worth the wait. But at this point, we just really don't know how it's going to play out. There's certainly risk in keeping him because what if he never does reach that next level / live up to his potential. But it would be a LOT riskier to bet against him and potentially trade away a 6'5 1C who can put up 80+ points a season and dominate 200ft of ice consistently (a level I believe Byfield can definitely get to).
go4hockey
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Can’t remember who it was but was posted on X by a few different accounts. Anyways I would hate to see what Blake would give up in a trade for him.
