Confirmed Trade: [WSH/LAK] Pierre-Luc Dubois for Darcy Kuemper (no salary retained)

[The Gr8 Dane]

Dude let it go. No other Habs fan except you and one or two other still defend this loser because he's French. Language and place of birth are worthless and won't magically make him a good player worth acquiring.

Well said , Dude is a bum , I seriously question the hockey knowledge of anybody who wanted this guy

 

[Sasha Orlov]

The dreamer in me believes that this is going to be the destination where PLD shines. The realist in me sees this not ending well. I guess it's a swing for the fences, that's for sure.

 

[Habs Halifax]

The Jets welcomed him so much they traded him to the Kings rather than extending his contract.

Dubois told the Jets he would not stay. Jets wanted to extend him. Where the hell have you been? Living under a rock.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Dubois told the Jets he would not stay. Jets wanted to extend him. Where the hell have you been? Living under a rock.

Dubois is really excited about his new opportunity in [ Insert Team]!

 

[Habs Halifax]

Dubois is really excited about his new opportunity in [ Insert Team]!

This is your way to shift your ignorant statement.

 

[kingsholygrail]

This is your way to shift your ignorant statement.

Well, I hope in a couple years he is happy for the opportunity to play for the Habs.

 

[Jeune Poulet]

I’ll be curious to see how Dubois will do in Washington because it’s not like Captain Yellowlace’s work ethic is legendary either. Who’s going to push Dubois? Team culture has been f***ed for a while over there but the Caps had started to clean out the locker room getting rid of Samsonov and Kuznetsov. Now they bring someone even worse on an unmovable contract.

 

[Dog]

exactly

PLD plays NOTHING like his size would imply, he shows almost no skill, he's baby shit soft on the puck, mopes and skates to the bench to let someone else deal with the problems

Supposedly a dead sloth plays better defensively.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Well, I hope in a couple years he is happy for the opportunity to play for the Habs.

Who the hell knows but the Habs were never interested in Dubois at that cap hit. We were also not that dumb to offer those futures to acquire either.

Our message was consistent. We are interested but not desperate.

 

[DearDiary]

I’ll be curious to see how Dubois will do in Washington because it’s not like Captain Yellowlace’s work ethic is legendary either. Who’s going to push Dubois? Team culture has been f***ed for a while over there but the Caps had started to clean out the locker room getting rid of Samsonov and Kuznetsov. Now they bring someone even worse on an unmovable contract.

Captain dad bod will push Dubois for both him and himself.

 

[Schmooley]

Our message was consistent. We are obsessed.

This is what you really meant. Never seen a fan base so obsessed with a player that isnt and has never been on their team.
Montreal fans would drop into the Kings board to talk about him daily. Its very weird.
The amount of time and worry you put on him doesnt match up to the player that he is.

 

[Jee]

Captain dad bod will push Dubois for both him and himself.

holy shit is this for real ? dude got himself into the kessel diet ?

 

[Osprey]

There is no way this isn’t a win for LA.
All they had to take back was 3 yrs of a backup goalie to get out of the contract for a proven lazy quitter, and… no retention, no added piece(s)…good on the Kings management for putting ego aside and doing what needed to be done.

Curious if there’d be a market for Kuemper at 50%…maybe LA could get a mid pick from someone in need of a backup

LA is going to keep Kuemper as their #1, with Rittich backing him up. It's risky because he just had his worst season, but chances are that he'll rebound some (just as Dubois should), he played well for them once and Talbot/Rittich was a seemingly underwhelming duo that exceeded expectations this past season. They might've brought back Talbot if he weren't about to turn 37, and Kuemper is a similar quality goaltender (career .914 SV%, compared to Talbot's .913). It's not ideal to keep betting on overage backup goalies to overperform, and there'd probably be criticism in LA if Kuemper were acquired to be the #1 any other way, but not so much when it's the price to rid yourself of a player and contract like this.

 

[King'sPawn]

Haha. Congrats for reaching on that one. I'm pretty sure team Canada would have center options if they thought Dubois was cancer like so many ignorant fans think on these boards. He's much better than most are willing to admit. Are the Jets crazy for wanting him to stay and extend? NO!

There's no cap in the World Championships.

And Canada isn't obligated to have PLD on the roster for the next 7 years.

PLD's lazy and uninspired play would be frustrating but could be reluctantly accepted if he was paid appropriately for the player he played like.

Why do you keep ignoring the multiple Kings fans who tell you he played everywhere, and that it was a "deployment" issue?

 

[GOilers88]

I’ll be curious to see how Dubois will do in Washington because it’s not like Captain Yellowlace’s work ethic is legendary either. Who’s going to push Dubois? Team culture has been f***ed for a while over there but the Caps had started to clean out the locker room getting rid of Samsonov and Kuznetsov. Now they bring someone even worse on an unmovable contract.

The contract was quite literally just moved.

 

[Jeune Poulet]

The contract was quite literally just moved.

Becaue the NMC hasn't kicked in yet.

In a few days, this contract becomes even worse than it is right now.

 

[DearDiary]

holy shit is this for real ? dude got himself into the kessel diet ?

It's real and what do you mean by the Kessel diet? Kessel was always fit, just looked bloated because of his cancer medication.

 

[tucker3434]

Wow, missed this entirely. Don't see too many big trades during the finals.

That... uh, sure is something. At least the Kings were willing to admit their mistake and take their medicine? Kuemper has been rough the last couple of years, but he was great in Colorado. Maybe the change of scenery will shake things up for him. If not, $5m for 3 years is manageable for a team that isn't a contender.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

Are the Kings a contender? Certainly not in Kuemper is in your rotation.

Hell no. Kuemper doesn’t change that at all. The Kings are the definition of pretenders, actually.

Doesn’t change the fact that PLD is an absolute cancer and your fanbase will hate him just as instantly as ours did.

 

[Misery74]

Hell no. Kuemper doesn’t change that at all. The Kings are the definition of pretenders, actually.

Doesn’t change the fact that PLD is an absolute cancer and your fanbase will hate him just as instantly as ours did.

Fair enough. We need him to put up some points, it’s certainly a huge gamble.

 

[Viqsi]

There's no cap in the World Championships.

And Canada isn't obligated to have PLD on the roster for the next 7 years.

PLD's lazy and uninspired play would be frustrating but could be reluctantly accepted if he was paid appropriately for the player he played like.

Why do you keep ignoring the multiple Kings fans who tell you he played everywhere, and that it was a "deployment" issue?

Because it's easier to ignore the fans that aren't telling you what you want to hear than it is to actually look into things.

Ironically, it reminds me a lot of how, over a decade ago, a handful of particularly persistent Kings fans would keep getting really pissed off and in severe denial mode any time The Former #7's tenure here came up. Of course, based on that example, I would have expected PLD to do extremely well there, not find new lows. Never really can tell with some people.

 

[Jee]

It's real and what do you mean by the Kessel diet? Kessel was always fit, just looked bloated because of his cancer medication.

yeah sure, definitely just his medication

 

[Neil Racki]

holy shit is this for real ? dude got himself into the kessel diet ?

I like my Captains like I like my stouts .... barrel aged

Darcy - good luck in LA my friend
PLD - welcome aboard man ... unfortunately this train is slowing down as it approaches its final destination

 

[Viqsi]

yeah sure, definitely just his medication

...you are aware that that's a posted shot he did deliberately to mock Toronto media, right? I think it was Steve Simmons specifically but I'm not certain.

 

[Fire Sweeney]

it's definitely just the shirt/picture. He actually sports the Farnese Hercules physique