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

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Kuemper isn't much, but Blake wriggling off the hook after an horrendous trade is the real story.

The Caps must actually think they can salvage PLD. Good luck with that.

 

[Timeless Winter]

How long until PLD asks for a trade out of DC? A year?

 

[TheNewEra]

Blake bought himself a year on this move

Even if keumper comes in and shits the bed

 

[AslanRH]

This just replaces Backstrom's LTIR money and position. Kuemper could make a slight difference for LA.
this is a meh-meh trade with the upside possibly favoring Washington in a few years if PLD toes the line.

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

Is it just me or is it very odd that so many trades are happening while the finals are also still happening?

I was just thinking this and I think NHL teams are basically sending a message to the Leaugue thinking what most of us are probably thinking........

Why is it June 19th and there's still potentially two more SCF games?

So they're getting down to business.

 

[Captain Mountain]

This gamble makes sense for Washington though if they want to compete before Ovechkin retires. They desperately need help at center, there aren't great UFA options and they don't have the assets to make a trade for someone without risks. This lets them get someone younger and get out from Kuemper's awful contract.

 

[TheBeard]

HOLY SMOKES

 

[FoxYou727]

How long until PLD asks for a trade out of DC? A year?

3 years max

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Wow. Blockbuster trade.

Good move by LA getting out from that deadweight.

I guess its an upside play for WSH but it's really risky

 

[ManofSteel55]

And he took back a medium term, bad contract back.

Kuemper still has 3 years left at $5.25 million.

3 years at 5.25 is better than, what, 7 years at 8.25?

 

[Dradavich]

The Capitals bought Capfriendly to do THIS?

 

[sansabri]

are the caps gonna buy him out?

 

[K Fleur]

DC is great, except for the summer. DC summers suck ass.

Eh you can find some cool shit outside of DC but the city itself sucks. Old town Alexandria is fun, National harbor was pretty nice, a few other places.

 

[NeverForget06]

One step closer to the Habs for PLD!

 

[dabeechman]

I do not understand why people think the pu-pu platter LA traded away was a big package. Vilardi will likely never be healthy and the rest of it nothing remotely special.

Vilardi played half the games, had more goals, similar points, and makes less than half of what PLD does.

I'll take that alone over PLD and the other assets in the trade.

 

[sxvnert]

Thats what Caps fans get for buying capfriendly.

 

[MardyBum]

Vilardi, Iafallo and Kupari for Darcy Kuemper...

Dont forget Montreals 2nd which is 37th in this draft. Probably worth more than Keumper alone at this point.

 

[fahad203]

Kuemper has to be involved in this.

Great call.

 

[wonton15]

Did Washington not get access to CapFriendly yet?

 

[CycloneSweep]

The shit trade keeps on giving. What a massive failure that trade to bring PLD was.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803506720490279052

 

[Oilslick941611]

One reason that I can see why Washington did this is that they gave up zero long-term assets and just got much younger. Though that contract is a huge risk, if it pans out they got a young top-6 center as the older parts further age out.

This is super optimisitic. The only thing Dubois has shown on all his teams is how quickly he gives up. hes 26, not 23. He is who he is.

 

[OVO16]

How much Cap-space is Los Angeles getting in this deal.

Do they have space to add free agents

 

[TFHockey]

At first blush this seems to be a home run for the LA Kings.

 

[Breakers]

This dude needs to be in boring cities without distractions to get the best out of him