Speculation: Eklund At It Again

[Nyifan12]

I would take any or all of Muzzin, Toffoli, Pearson

 

[NewYorkIsles]

Has this guy ever been right about a trade before?

 

[seabass45]

After dropping Richards and Voynov the Kings are fine with the cap for this year. Their biggest contracts coming up will be Kopi and Lucic but they'll figure things out after that.

Just for argument's sake? They'd want to offload Dustin Brown first. So if you hear anything about "experience", that's probably what they mean.

 

[KrisBeKreame]

After dropping Richards and Voynov the Kings are fine with the cap for this year. Their biggest contracts coming up will be Kopi and Lucic but they'll figure things out after that.

Just for argument's sake? They'd want to offload Dustin Brown first. So if you hear anything about "experience", that's probably what they mean.

They didnt drop Richards, I'm looking for the tweet but they are stuck with a percentage of his cap hit for a LONG TIME.

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Jason-Lewis/Kings-and-Richards-Finally-Reach-a-Settlement/179/71593

Bob McKenzie
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@TSNBobMcKenzie

Regarding Mike Richards-LAK settlement that's expected to be concluded today: 1. LAK will pay the cap recapture penalty for next 5 years.


Bob McKenzie
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@TSNBobMcKenzie

LAK will also face annual cap hit equal to dollars being paid out to annually to Richards and cap hit will last as long payment schedule.


Elliotte Friedman
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@FriedgeHNIC

Hearing that Mike Richards will be on the cap until 2031. Not sure of payment, but that is the term.


Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie Oct 10

We know Mike Richards' payout from LAK goes until 2031 (!) but we don't know (yet) exact $ figure. Shouldn't, for now, be too hard to guess

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie Oct 10

Just guesswork, but I suspect number somewhere in middle, around $8.35M, give or take a million. We'll see how close, or not, it ends up.

 

[seafoam]

Has this guy ever been right about a trade before?

Actually yes, but his "hit" rate is like less than 1%, and he surely doesn't have sources with NYI.

 

[CaptDenisPotvin]

It doesn't matter which players they have,
with this coaching staff they will go nowhere.

You might be on to something...Brown and Daryl Sutter for Cappy and Okposo

 

[seabass45]

They didnt drop Richards, I'm looking for the tweet but they are stuck with a percentage of his cap hit for a LONG TIME.

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Jason-Lewis/Kings-and-Richards-Finally-Reach-a-Settlement/179/71593

Bob McKenzie
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@TSNBobMcKenzie

Regarding Mike Richards-LAK settlement that's expected to be concluded today: 1. LAK will pay the cap recapture penalty for next 5 years.


Bob McKenzie
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@TSNBobMcKenzie

LAK will also face annual cap hit equal to dollars being paid out to annually to Richards and cap hit will last as long payment schedule.


Elliotte Friedman
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@FriedgeHNIC

Hearing that Mike Richards will be on the cap until 2031. Not sure of payment, but that is the term.


Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie Oct 10

We know Mike Richards' payout from LAK goes until 2031 (!) but we don't know (yet) exact $ figure. Shouldn't, for now, be too hard to guess

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie Oct 10

Just guesswork, but I suspect number somewhere in middle, around $8.35M, give or take a million. We'll see how close, or not, it ends up.

Not sure it's accurate but a couple of the cap sites have it at just over a million per year.

 

[seabass45]

Honestly though I'm keeping a very close eye on the Darryl Sutter situation over there.

(insert everyone else saying "it's not happening, cappy is here forever")

 

[PWJunior]

Not sure it's accurate but a couple of the cap sites have it at just over a million per year.

I think it's BS that Lombardi is wiggling his way out of this with a lesser penalty for the Kings. I've heard that there is non-precedent language in this settlement, but I'm sure someone will figure out a way to circumvent that somehow when a team wants to get out of a bad contract. It's opening up a can of worms.

 

[bluechipbonzo]

If anything is happening it's Richards now that the money issues are settled...Carter because of the Richards connection...

 

[A Pointed Stick]

Hide your straws!