The gained cap space seems to be the best asset in this trade.
Confirmed Trade: [WSH/LAK] Pierre-Luc Dubois for Darcy Kuemper (no salary retained)
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This year was the first sub-.900 SV% year of Kuemper's career and Talbot and Rittich both experienced significant boosts this year (.015 and .020, respectively) after joining LA.
Chances seem good that he'll rebound next year, even if it's not enough to be worth his contract,
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FrozenKing18
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KingsOfCali25
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They are both horrible but LA got $3m of cap space and 4 less years out of the trade. Plus, gave them a goalie that played well for them before. Opened a Center spot for Byfield.
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How many trades before Dubois lands in Montreal?
But their timeline is now and you aren't getting a PLD quality player for 3 million, even at his worst.
It should have been banana stickers instead of gold stars.
I don't understand how some are calling this is a bad trade for Washington. Dubois didn't lose his talent in LA, its painfully obvious how he was miscast as a third liner with limited linemates.
For the Caps they are getting their 26 year old 1st line C for a cap dump.
For the Caps they are getting their 26 year old 1st line C for a cap dump.
You underestimate the desperation and frustration of PLD. They both can be a relief to get rid of, but to blow that deal on PLD, watch him glide and do nothing all season knowing he is locked for the next decade with a NMC with a logjammed roster and no cap room.
PLD has a net negative effect on the roster and morale of the team and game because everyone knows he isn't trying and that he doesn't care. It's one thing when someone is trying and failing but when someone is purposely sabotaging all efforts of the team and just having a front row seat to every goal scored against it is something else.
He could have been traded for anything and there would be dancing in the streets.
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rob blake should be fired. No way he just keeps his job after this. haha no way!
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What was the point of buying capfriendly and then making this trade
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TerminatorBlue
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Why he just fixed his biggest mistake. He just traded a player people thought was untradeable.
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Makes me think the Caps were interested in Dubois for a while but because he had a limited number of teams he was interested in going, they could not do anything about it.
Ziggy Stardust
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More time? They gave him plenty of time and opportunity to prove his worth and people typically had to check the stat sheets after games to see if he even played. He literally went multiple games against Edmonton without a single shot on goal despite playing over 10 minutes each game.
The only thing more time was going to do was make him harder to trade.
The guy was so invisible in the playoffs I got banned from the Kings reddit board for jokingly asking if Edmonton fans had kidnapped the guy, during his third or fourth game in a row with no shots on goal.
I think one of the mods over there had/has a huge crush on PLD because any negative posts/observations about the guy was met with "yeah well everyone else also sucks but PLD is doing his best.
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If the Kings offered Iafallo (and his $4M per) and Kupari to your team, which player(s) would you offer up as fair value?
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