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Haven't even looked too far into the cap numbers or roster adjustments on either team that would need to be made, but would you do Gabo for MAF straight up? I know Pittsburgh has a bunch of expiring contracts for next season (including Kunitz). Thoughts?
 
eleventy said:
Haven't even looked too far into the cap numbers or roster adjustments on either team that would need to be made, but would you do Gabo for MAF straight up? I know Pittsburgh has a bunch of expiring contracts for next season (including Kunitz). Thoughts?
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Just to get rid of Gaborik yes. Then trade him to Dallas for
Sharp? Though they're ****ed with those two goalies.
 
eleventy said:
Haven't even looked too far into the cap numbers or roster adjustments on either team that would need to be made, but would you do Gabo for MAF straight up? I know Pittsburgh has a bunch of expiring contracts for next season (including Kunitz). Thoughts?
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This is actually a very smart move. Can you be the GM of the Kings? Penguins can retain a bit to even out the cap hits. Kings get MAF for the same cap hit as Gaborik, then expose or trade Quick. We don't need an amazing goalie on this team, as seen by Budaj's performance. Just someone above average, like MAF.

I have a feeling DL is going to make a big splash this trade deadline. Too much smoke around the Kings this season with trade rumors, and considering DL's contract is expiring, he will need to go for a hail mary.
 
Unless that goalie is Kuemper who is cheap and would thrive in our system for years I am not interested.

Vegas may also have interest in him as a backup so he might protect a Dowd or McNabb if taken

Was rumoured available for a high second at the start of the year
 
AlphaBravo said:
This is actually a very smart move. Can you be the GM of the Kings? Penguins can retain a bit to even out the cap hits. Kings get MAF for the same cap hit as Gaborik, then expose or trade Quick. We don't need an amazing goalie on this team, as seen by Budaj's performance. Just someone above average, like MAF.

I have a feeling DL is going to make a big splash this trade deadline. Too much smoke around the Kings this season with trade rumors, and considering DL's contract is expiring, he will need to go for a hail mary.
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If teams aren't lining up for Fluery, they won't be lining up for Quick either. Both have the same cap hit, but Quick is signed for 4 additional seasons. If that deal were possible, you get out of 2 years of Gaborik's contract, but for the next 2 seasons, you're probably spending $12m of cap space on goalies, and only 1 can play at a time. Although I suppose he might be able to be dealt in the summer of 2018 with a 1st rounder or whatever, with just 1 year left on his deal, to a team that needs to fill cap space. So in theory, you could be stuck with Fluery's cap hit for 1 year.

Work for the Kings, but if Pittsburgh had a better option than taking Gaborik until at least 2020, they might opt for that instead. If they were desperate though, it would make sense for the Kings, whether they had Fluery for 1 or 2 years.
 
KingsFan7824 said:
If teams aren't lining up for Fluery, they won't be lining up for Quick either. Both have the same cap hit, but Quick is signed for 4 additional seasons. If that deal were possible, you get out of 2 years of Gaborik's contract, but for the next 2 seasons, you're probably spending $12m of cap space on goalies, and only 1 can play at a time. Although I suppose he might be able to be dealt in the summer of 2018 with a 1st rounder or whatever, with just 1 year left on his deal, to a team that needs to fill cap space. So in theory, you could be stuck with Fluery's cap hit for 1 year.

Work for the Kings, but if Pittsburgh had a better option than taking Gaborik until at least 2020, they might opt for that instead. If they were desperate though, it would make sense for the Kings, whether they had Fluery for 1 or 2 years.
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The Kings would expose one of the two for the expansion draft (hint: probably won't be Quick) in hopes he'd be picked up. Then you have Dowd + all of our blue line up-and-comers still on the team. Whether or not this is good asset management is another question, though cap space seems to be at a premium these days.

Gaborik seems to be a poor fit on our team right now, whether by his own efforts or because of the system. I think he'd absolutely flourish in Pittsburgh, though.
 
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Reaper45 said:
The fact Kesler got Carter to go infuriates me. King should get Silferberg to fight him.
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everything about Kesler infuriates me. Would be a perfect fit on the Kings to provide some entertainment though
 
So watching the Habs/Leafs game on NHL tv, during intermission Friedman alluded to the rumors that the Kings are in fact shopping Gaborik, but due to his term it'll be hard to do so.

Also Kypreos said what LeBrun did earlier, despite Quick being back, Kings are considering picking up a rental Goalie as insurance should something happen, he said Miller and Bishop out of Tampa as the options, who knows really.
 
If DL makes a move (and I expect him to do so after Quick's performance) he will probably try to get it done this weekend to get immediate help for the next two games. Trade AMart for picks/prospects to a contender and flip them to a seller for help down the middle? He needs to find a 3rd line center somehow.
 
Insurance goalie for our starter? That's a contender move, which we aren't, and its a couple months late at any rate.
 
The problem is there are two many holes and not enough assets to fill the spots. Kempe looks terrified to get hit at the NHL level and was doubled over for awhile after being checked today. Do you move him to fill a hole? I mean there aren't many options other than picks in a ****** draft or Kempe, Amadio and Brodzinski to fill the 3rd line center, a wing to play with Kopitar and an insurance policy keeper. And none of these hypotheticals even takes into account the ****ing anchor Gaborik currently is.
 
mint said:
Thoughts on a Girardi for Gaborik swap?
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Don't know enough about Girardi, he's a RD which could be handy, and his term is less than gabby, so a buyout wouldn't drag on as long.

Dunno, does he have a NMC that would require a expansion protection slot? Does he suck ass?
 
Kingspiracy said:
Don't know enough about Girardi, he's a RD which could be handy, and his term is less than gabby, so a buyout wouldn't drag on as long.

Dunno, does he have a NMC that would require a expansion protection slot? Does he suck ass?
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His cap hit is more, but his term is less, althought he's not very good, but he's a righty, and he'd probably be more useful overall on the roster than Gaborik....

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Probably just exchanging one problem for a different one.
 
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