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prior to the last 9 months, when was the last time the Kings traded away a 1st rd pick? I'll tell you, 5 years of keeping/drafting in 1st round.
So he could sign with another team at the end of the year and all the binky babies could bitch that Blake didn't get something for him?
Based on the return Columbus got they would have done the deal without Quick included
Obviously the Kings wanted/needed cap space for another move. Whether or not that move comes to fruition, we will see.
Exactly, the Quick groupies should be ecstatic that he has an opportunity (and this might motivate him) to play in some meaningful games and possibly extend his career….obviously (and by his own doing) it wasn’t gonna happen here. For f***s sake, the guy could barely backup a career AHLer.
I'm sure it's possible. Plenty of discussions happen among the GMs. Each of them know what other teams want.
Herby you are going back 50 years ago. The kings owner and management were trying to get butts in the forum. .500 was a goal back then. As for Mat Barzel he is basically Ardvisson and not anything special. If the Kings were in the Bedard race then that 1st would not have been traded. Yes a 1st is steep if Korpi and Garvi don't resign. But I think at least one of the two does. Garvi reminds me of Mitchell and he was a unsung part of those Kings teams.
I go back 49 years and I didn't like it back then. Jay Wells in 1979 was the first 1st round pick to actually play for the Kings. It seemed like the Montreal dynasty of the 1970's was built off the draft picks of the Kings and Seals.
In reality, the Kings likely gave extra for Columbus to take on Quick. Maybe that 3rd was for them to take him and his salary. We did not "get" anything for trading Quick.
Yes it is and it kinda sucks but at least he addressed it and made the team better. Teams like Philly and Vancouver keep doubling down and rolling with messes of management blunders. So if we look at the brightside here it could be much worse sitting outside the playoffs with zero assets and no competitive games to watch.
Hey kenito7 I go back 52 years as a Kings fan. The owner JK Cooke was a Canadien and yes he seemed to give Montreal whatever they wanted to get some of the players to come to LA. By the way I have a Brother named Ken Ito.
I’ve been critical of Blake the GM. I don’t think this team is a contender. But people are using this to pile on the “Blake is a heartless backstabber” wagon. In reality, I’m sure it was a difficult decision for him and he understood the magnitude which was confirmed by him calling Kopitar and Doughty after the fact. I’d say it’s likely he and Jarmo had that agreement to at least try to do right by him. I hate seeing Quick go as much as anyone but the reactions here for the most part have been a bit crazy. 10 years from now, we can all argue about it again with most of the Blake haters leaving out some important details like they always do.
