The Gr8 Dane
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Well said , Dude is a bum , I seriously question the hockey knowledge of anybody who wanted this guy
Confirmed Trade: [WSH/LAK] Pierre-Luc Dubois for Darcy Kuemper (no salary retained)
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Habs Halifax
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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
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Well, I hope in a couple years he is happy for the opportunity to play for the Habs.
Jeune Poulet
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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.
Habs Halifax
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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.
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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.
holy shit is this for real ? dude got himself into the kessel diet ?
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.
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King'sPawn
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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?
Jeune Poulet
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Becaue the NMC hasn't kicked in yet.
In a few days, this contract becomes even worse than it is right now.
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.
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
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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
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Fair enough. We need him to put up some points, it’s certainly a huge gamble.
Viqsi
"that chick from Ohio"
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.
Neil Racki
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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
"that chick from Ohio"
...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.yeah sure, definitely just his medication
Fire Sweeney
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it's definitely just the shirt/picture. He actually sports the Farnese Hercules physique
