Confirmed with Link: What to do With Iafallo / Update: Iafallo re-signed 4 years, 16 million

[Maynard]

So Hoven was wrong again when he said AI was gone. He all but had himself and Bernstein driving Iafollo to the airport and walking him to the gate.

Yet another reason to never take “the mayor” seriously.

 

[kingsfan28]

Doug Flutie miracles do happen.

 

[Bandit]

Good deal for the Kings, no complaints.

 

[VILARGOD]

"Expect a Doug Flute miracle or Iafollo to be signed before Monday" - Hoven

 

[bland]

Excellent news

 

[Rommel]

Great deal. Blake needs to focus on making this team better, we need to get an impact player via trade or FA.

 

[KingTech]

to be fair to Hoven he was saying this thinking the cap hit was going to be 5 million and i would agree if he didnt blink he would have been gone

 

[Statto]

Yet another reason to never take “the mayor” seriously.

Why? Trades and contract signings have a very small circle so I wouldn’t expect him to have the finite details on this stuff. It’s also unusual for an extension to get done this late, so the smart money was on him going. He was always clear that the Kings wanted to sign him, rather than trade him, so on that component he was correct. I’m glad it got done but I thought he was gone as I’m sure did many of us.

Hoven is most definitely well connected with the organisation, but he’s never going to have a 100% hit rate on things if there is any sort of competence in the organisation.

 

[kings11]

Great deal. Blake needs to focus on making this team better, we need to get an impact player via trade or FA.

Maybe next TDL, once we have a better idea/evaluation of the kids on the team and in Ontario.

 

[kilowatt]

So Hoven was wrong again when he said AI was gone. He all but had himself and Bernstein driving Iafollo to the airport and walking him to the gate.

That "miracle" was a reasonable contract from both sides. I listened to an episode of Hoven's podcast (he interviewed Mikey and JAD) and it's clear that he didn't think of Iafallo as a top line guy, but he didn't receive a top line salary so I don't see what the big deal is.

 

[tny760]

i'm honestly a bit surprised that $4M aav required this intense and long of negotiations

4x4 kinda seemed like the nobrainer deal all along didn't it?

 

[Mats26]

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

Hoven blew that one!

 

[No Name The Nameless]

Yet another reason to never take “the mayor” seriously.

The big question is.....did he give himself the nickname of The Mayor?

 

[Lt Dan]

Hoven blew that one!

The Mayor be like

 

[Stimpythecat]

$4 million x 4 years is fine and what I thought. I was willing to go a little higher to cut the term to 3 years.

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

Does this mean AA gets a similar deal with likley less value

Don't see AA sticking around,hope he does but...

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

$4 million x 4 years is fine and what I thought. I was willing to go a little higher to cut the term to 3 years.

No,I didn't think he was worth 2.5 Million the last 2 years...4 M per will look like a train wreck in a couple-three years

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

Management thinks they are a playoff team next season and Blake is going to do some shopping this off-season to help get them there. Making the playoffs this year was always a best-case scenario as Blake made no serious additions to help make them a playoff team.

Shopping Blake? College free agents maybe,but actual shopping as in NHL ready NHL talent...I doubt it...not Mr thrifty...as for play-offs,we need another D-man and an actual,legitimate scorer unlike Yafallo

 

[johnjm22]

It's not a seller's market, but Foligno and Savard just returned first round picks? Hall had a full NMC. Boston didn't have to offer as much because not many teams were on Hall's list.

You're right. I stand corrected.

 

[johnjm22]

Don't like the deal, but if there was no good trade offer out there, then I guess it's the best option.

AI better be 50 point player from here on out.

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

@andys in shambles right about now. Yafallo re-signing has to be a nightmare for him.

But for real, are two players going to come in and knock him out of a top six left wing spot? Let's assume that does happen, Iafallo would be overpaid on the third line by what, a million at most? Oh no! For a whole year or two? Say it ain't so!

Not in shambles really,just see many games where the 1st line shits the bed because of the Twin Coattails! Hope the "Farm" boyz grow up fast and jell fast enough for LA to have REAL 1st line!

 

[Lt Dan]

Don't see AA sticking around,hope he does but...

Blake says that they are talking to him and want him back here
Trade Deadline Reactions - Blake, McLellan, Iafallo, Kopitar - LA Kings Insider

You can also hear the Mayor not turn his mic on when called and skipped for Zac Dooley

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

$1m for every 10pts is something I once read somewhere and generally agree with. At least for role players. Top names, you tend to have to give extra for the privilege of them signing with you.

For a Million dollars per 10 pts there are a lot of players willing to slam down the Pfizers and Steroids

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

Blake says that they are talking to him and want him back here
Trade Deadline Reactions - Blake, McLellan, Iafallo, Kopitar - LA Kings Insider

You can also hear the Mayor not turn his mic on when called and skipped for Zac Dooley

Who's going to be the centre...not Vilardi,too dam slow! Kempe,Turcotte,Byfield could be great with AA,now all LA needs is to find a 2nd line RWinger