Confirmed with Link: Kings have traded Jonathan Quick to #CBJ as part of a deal that will send back Joonas Korpisalo.

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[LAKings88]

Holy Fook!

 

[Maynard]

Holy f***ing shit.

 

[BringTheReign]

I actually cannot believe we’re moving Quick. I feel like I assumed he’d retire a King at the end of this season. I know logically this is what you do but emotionally it doesn’t feel right.

I wonder how Kopi and Doughty are gonna feel.

 

[Fishhead]

Didn't see that coming.

If this is true, it dispels a lot of the nostalgia angles with regards to Blake. That had to be a excruciatingly tough decision.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

f*** this man. I know he sucks and I'm positive he and Kopitar and doughty knew already but this is so f***ed up.

 

[shuchukfan]

No way.

 

[Fishhead]

I actually cannot believe we’re moving Quick. I feel like I assumed he’d retire a King at the end of this season. I know logically this is what you do but emotionally it doesn’t feel right.

I wonder how Kopi and Doughty are gonna feel.

I doubt this is out of left-field. Blake would have obviously have had a talk about it with JQ. And JQ is his own biggest critic.

 

[JKG33]

This one makes me sick. I know he's had a bad year but can't even have a legend retire as a King? Brutal

 

[Moses Doughty]

Would hope they had a talk with Quick about what was happening and next steps. If not, that's extremely messed up.

This is all Cal's fault

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

I doubt this is out of left-field. Blake would have obviously have had a talk about it with JQ. And JQ is his own biggest critic.

Maybe Quick wanted it? Gets to play more the final 20 games of his career.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Two rentals when Quick was ready to retire forever a King in 2 months.

Nah f*** you Blake.

 

[Live in the Now]

This had to be done but trading for a UFA goalie with his previous stats gives me some hangups. Like is he gonna get a contract and we wind up with another Cal?

 

[Docgonzo]

My only guess is he told Blake he didn’t plan on retiring at the end of the year

 

[FeartheFur]

Is this real?

 

[DAkings20]

CBJ in LA on March 16

 

[unicornpig]

Unless quick was ok with it damn, cold blooded

 

[Seattle King]

This had to be done but trading for a UFA goalie with his previous stats gives me some hangups. Like is he gonna get a contract and we wind up with another Cal?

This will be in effect a lengthy tryout for Korpisalo where he will get as many games as he can for as far as he can take us.
If the organization liked him and was thinking of pursuing him as a UFA this summer anyway, this is a great move, depending on the cost.

 

[The Butcher]

Two rentals when Quick was ready to retire forever a King in 2 months.

Nah f*** you Blake.

I love Quickie and am cautious of Blake but I can't imagine it is as black and white as you make it seem here.

 

[Nasti]

Most shocking Kings trade I can remember. Guess I was wrong about management not touching the cup winners. It’s been really depressing watching Quick this year.

 

[Mattias]

Will the boo blake chants start again?

 

[kilowatt]

I really hate it. It shouldn't have come to this.

 

[Canucks LB]

Canucks fan here, seems really f***ed up if Jonathan Quick was traded without being asked, I always thought he would retire a king, an absolute legend in la, and a fantastic goalie over his career.

 

[Steve Zissou]

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

CBJ in LA on March 16

He's going to shut them out lol