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Yeah I’d say trade him or don’t sign. The Kings are not a Slava Voynov away from the cup. If he’s still as good as he was he’d just help make us hit that black hole/1st round exit area we’ve been hitting in previous years. So I say why deal with the drama that comes with him.
 
I would have liked for them to have signed him to a 2-3 year deal then move him in the off season for a nice return... but either way we’re getting something for him.. RHD are at a premium
 
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Ziggy Stardust said:
Now to see who is bold enough to trade for him.
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I always thought the Panthers made sense. They were able to quietly bring in Mike Hoffman as the story about his fiance broke. While I'm sure some fans would be upset, they probably don't have to fight the large PR battle that other teams might. From a hockey perspective, they could use RD depth behind Ekblad. They're a budget team and Voynov probably would have to sign a cheap short term contract.
 
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Now that the Voynov situation has been solved here's hoping GM Blake doesn't just pawn him off for a measly 5th rounder like he did for up and coming LWinger,D Kubalik! If there was a team in need of a 2nd pairing RD-man it would be the Kings! All we have is Doughty and few 3rd-4th pairing RD! Kings should trade just about...trade everyone(veterans I mean) and keep the youngsters!
 
Brodeur said:
I always thought the Panthers made sense. They were able to quietly bring in Mike Hoffman as the story about his fiance broke. While I'm sure some fans would be upset, they probably don't have to fight the large PR battle that other teams might. From a hockey perspective, they could use RD depth behind Ekblad. They're a budget team and Voynov probably would have to sign a cheap short term contract.
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And I believe Voynov has been living out there as well when he returned to the U.S.

Florida makes a ton of sense. The Kings will probably get a crappy return for him as well given the risk factor.

Tampa Bay needs dmen as well.
 
Can someone just explain to me that if this is the Kings stance, which is fine, what took them so long to communicate that to the fans?
 
It's also possible the Kings hold on to him. If the Kings won't take him, who would? Anyways, I feel like the Kings making this stance is just a back up plan for saying in January that no one wanted him so we tried.


If the Kings do cave cause of SJWs then that's a real shame.

The entire thing would blow over in 2-3 weeks. That's nothing
 
Ok well this is closure. I assume the Kings were waiting to comment until it was completely finalized by the arbitrator.

I was indifferent on Voynov. I understood why some felt he should be allowed back and I understand why the Kings want nothing to do with it. But atleast now we can stop speculating.
 
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At this point, I'll take pretty much any asset for free. Trade him and Martinez to Florida for their 1st.
 
Axl Rhoadz said:
Can someone just explain to me that if this is the Kings stance, which is fine, what took them so long to communicate that to the fans?
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Same reason there was nothing official coming from anyone on the whole thing. Everything was vague and indefinite, because that's what the situation was.
 
kings11 said:
I would have liked for them to have signed him to a 2-3 year deal then move him in the off season for a nice return... but either way we’re getting something for him.. RHD are at a premium
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Of course the one the Kings have to trade is 30 with baggage. That's even assuming he is theirs to trade. "We will now determine the impact of the arbitrator’s decision on our rights to the player" is part of their statement. I still think there's a reason this whole thing took this long; 18-19 was the season that Voynov's contract would've ended. I'm not sure the league wants the Kings to benefit from Voynov. Especially after Lombardi's practice stunt. So it might be up for debate as to whether they have his rights at all, which, only means more opaque speculation until something more concrete happens, and that might drag on for 41 games. Fun.
 
KingsFan7824 said:
Of course the one the Kings have to trade is 30 with baggage. That's even assuming he is theirs to trade. "We will now determine the impact of the arbitrator’s decision on our rights to the player" is part of their statement. I still think there's a reason this whole thing took this long; 18-19 was the season that Voynov's contract would've ended. I'm not sure the league wants the Kings to benefit from Voynov. Especially after Lombardi's practice stunt. So it might be up for debate as to whether they have his rights at all, which, only means more opaque speculation until something more concrete happens, and that might drag on for 41 games. Fun.
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I do not understand that line of reasoning. It implies that the NHL is actively trying to screw the Kings. He is under contract. Legal issues on the players side should not change that.
 
No Name The Nameless said:
I do not understand that line of reasoning. It implies that the NHL is actively trying to screw the Kings. He is under contract. Legal issues on the players side should not change that.
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I commented this on the main board...
I am not saying it is happening, but it sure seems like the NHL is colluding with or threatening teams in some way to avoid Voynov...
If the Kings will still have his rights and want to trade him for any asset then why jump the gun and put out that press release.. it’s not like we haven’t had this happen before... Ziggy Palffy anyone
 
kings11 said:
I commented this on the main board...
I am not saying it is happening, but it sure seems like the NHL is colluding with or threatening teams in some way to avoid Voynov...
If the Kings will still have his rights and want to trade him for any asset then why jump the gun and put out that press release.. it’s not like we haven’t had this happen before... Ziggy Palffy anyone
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The boldfaced is exactly why the player's association exists, to protect player rights. They've gotta fight for that and if the NHL was ever guilty of such I'm sure they'd find themselves sued yesterday.

And I'm guessing the Kings put out the press release to avoid questions of what they'd do next because then the focus turns to them.
 
Just lost all respect for the Kings and Blake. SJW virtue signaling culture is annoying and costing us a really good defenseman.
 
I hope he gets a shot somewhere and does well on and off the ice. Would be great to see him resurrect his career and somehow prove he can be a positive part of the community.
 
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It is LA after all, the only reasonable reaction is to sacrifice him at center ice during a Hockey Is For Everyone night while chanting "HEY HO, THE RUSSIAN WIFE BEATER HAS GOT TO GO!"

I honestly don't even care, I was never expecting him back and the Kings aren't going anywhere any time soon.
 
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