Pre-Game Talk: Trade Deadline Shenanigans II

[mattgkg]

Nolan to IR

gaborik to ltir next and there's 2 nhl roster spots to take on. smart to put nolan on ir to avoid waiving someone this morning preemptively.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

Versteeg will be another faceless bottom sixer amongst our myriad of faceless bottom sixers.

 

[BigBrown]

Pretty sure Versteeg was atrocious these past two playoffs with the Hawks, even a healthy scratch at times.

Whatever, should be cheap at least.

 

[damacles1156]

It's slim pickings out there for forwards.

 

[Peter James Bond II]

Pretty sure Versteeg was atrocious these past two playoffs with the Hawks, even a healthy scratch at times.

Whatever, should be cheap at least.

crap...hopefully, another team can make a better offer than Kings! Who can save us?
Rangers still want to make their team worse? Florida?

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Versteeg is an awesome diver too. Loves to do the "Perry-head-throw-back" thing.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Pretty sure Versteeg was atrocious these past two playoffs with the Hawks, even a healthy scratch at times.

Whatever, should be cheap at least.

Yeah, only played 12 games and had 2 points.

 

[Peter James Bond II]

It's slim pickings out there for forwards.

Asked league source if he expects "Player X" to be traded from EDM.
Answer: "Every player in Edmonton is available for trade except McDavid"

Not if Hall, Eberle, or Draisaitl could be had...

 

[BigKing]

Purcell is better.

No joke.

 

[Trolfoli]

Man... Purcell, Versteeg..

Maybe check with NYR and see if they're having buyers remorse on Stall yet. Pick him up for a second.

Hope Lombardi has something up his sleeve.... and no more of this waiver wire bargain horse ****.

Yeah... nothing of significance is going to happen...
-Lombardi probably not looking for high cost rentals.
-Don't have the cap next year to sign long term options without moving cap (Brown) out. Unlikely before playoffs...

That leaves bargain bin guys that are cheap for one reason or another.

 

[Basilisk]

I keep wondering about the Kovalchuk possibility. Dean would have to make deals with two different clubs ..... NJ (for agreeing to sign Kovalchuk & then automatically losing him to waivers), and whoever's entitled to first pick up Kovalchuk off the waiver wire (Toronto or Edmonton?). It's a tricky and complicated set of deals, but it's not impossible. I'm confident that somebody's at least attempting this.....

 

[SFKingshomer]

I'd rather have Jannik Hansen than Versteeg or Parenteau

 

[gnarls barkley]

I'd rather have Jannik Hansen than Versteeg or Parenteau

ditto, but i haven't heard any rumblings on that front at all...maybe that's a good thing?

 

[Chazz Reinhold]

NO!!!!!

2 goals in last 27 playoff games.

1 last year in 12 playoff games and 1 the year before in 15 playoff games.

Purcell is better.

No joke.

Arguable.

 

[go4hockey]

And they'll likely lose Staal and Yandle as UFAs in a matter of months.

Remember when the Kings obtained Mattias Norstrom, Ian Laperriere, Ray Ferraro and Nathan LaFayette from the Rangers for them to borrow Jari Kurri, Marty McSorley and Shane Churla for a couple of months?

Some things never change.

yes I do this is one of my favorite King trades ever. I was so happy the day this was made. A very unlike King trade as we were usually the team giving good youth/pick for old guys. Thank hockey gods we have Dean & co running things now.

 

[go4hockey]

Asked league source if he expects "Player X" to be traded from EDM.
Answer: "Every player in Edmonton is available for trade except McDavid"

Not if Hall, Eberle, or Draisaitl could be had...

Wait till you see the asking price for those guys it's going to make you

 

[SCARFACE909]

I feel like most people here are having outlandish expectations for what's available and their prices.

Example is Phoenix wants a 1st or high pick for Boedker, you don't do that, Boedker is overrated beyond belief, poor 5 on 5 production, stacking those power play points this season.

IMO players knowingly available are mediocre at best (except Eriksson, but let's be real there) and I feel their prices are too high.

For what's realistically available and what kings can offer, versteeg etc is what you can expect, Dean isn't gonna trade Brown this season for a blockbuster, in summer all bets are off though on brown being moved, especially to fit Lucic in.

 

[HYORI 1963]

Well, Versteeg knows the Hawks at least, heh. I like him more than any of the other softies not named Purcell.

As does Scuds.

 

[Ollie Weeks]

With Vrbata, at least he's been known to break out and score 30 some seasons, and he's in a slump, and he's a UFA, and he plays the right.

 

[theMajor]

Arguable.

Versteeg doesnt look too shabby...

 

[HYORI 1963]

Wow, Vrbata's -32 really jumps out at you. I'm sure his -32 would greatly improve once he becomes a King though.

 

[deaderhead28]

Regardless if you have blind love for Dean or not or think the prices are to high, the realism is this team isn't winning a cup with this team as it is today,so either Dean upgrades the defense and bottom 6 or it will be a short playoffs.

 

[HYORI 1963]

Regardless if you have blind love for Dean or not or think the prices are to high, the realism is this team isn't winning a cup with this team as it is today,so either Dean upgrades the defense and bottom 6 or it will be a short playoffs.

Nonsense.

 

[deaderhead28]

Nonsense.

Nothing nonsense about it,that's the difference between being blind and realism.The current construction of the team isn't getting past the Hawks or Capitals.

 

[HYORI 1963]

Sure it does,the current construction of the team isn't getting past the Hawks or Capitals.

We're fine as we are. Sure, it would be beneficial to add a player or two, but to say we can't win with the current roster is just nonsense.