Speculation: 2020-21 LA Kings News/Rumors/Roster Discussion Part V

[KingsFan7824]

I don't get the fear of losing Kale Clague. He was drafted in 2016. Since then, he has been surpassed by Walker (signed in 2018) and Roy (drafted in 7th round in 2105). OK, so those two are RH shots and older than Kale, so we can cut him some slack. But, now he's been passed by Anderson (4th round, 2017) and Bjornfot (1st round 2019). Yes, he's still young, but you can't say he's lacked chances to make the NHL roster given our lack of depth at LD. Heck, even MacDermid is ahead of him on the depth chart. With the Kings looking to make a splash at LD. I don't see a spot for Clague. I don't think you can say it is a great loss for the organization if he's drafted.

As for our veterans, I don't think any of the five are going anywhere unless they request a trade. Kopitar and Brown should be protected (the latter as an acknowledgment for all he has meant to the team and as a sign of respect, the kind of move that pays dividends with the rest of the players down the road), Doughty has a NMC and Seattle is not selecting Carter. The question mark is Quick who can't be protected and could be the Marc-Andre Fleury for the Kracken. Personally, I would like to see them pass on Quick and take Maata. Clague or Strand, none of whom are a cataclysmic loss. The five vets have earned the right to retire as Kings.

If they protect Brown, someone messed up. Certainly not at the expense of anyone else. If everyone else worthy of protecting has been, then protect Brown for the paperwork. He's going to be 37 in the final year of his contract next year though. Vegas did not build their team on 37 year olds in the last year of a contract. If Seattle is trying to set themselves up to be sellers at the 2022 deadline, a 37 year old who can really only score on the PP isn't going to be worth a ton.

No reason to protect Brown, and no reason to think Seattle would take him.

Is 2022-23 the projected season Kings go for broke?

Don't know about go for broke, but you'd figure that's the year that things would come together, contractually speaking. Maybe next year, if the really young guys show they belong in the league.

 

[DAkings20]

Kopi just keep chugging along, I just realized he's only 13 points away from 1,000. I still remember his first goal when he made Pronger look like a fool, I feel so old!

 

[jimmy1100]

Kopi just keep chugging along, I just realized he's only 13 points away from 1,000. I still remember his first goal when he made Pronger look like a fool, I feel so old!

Right?!? Kopi with his smoke visor and Patty O'Sullivan was a rookie that year too. The time does fly by...

 

[DAkings20]

Right?!? Kopi with his smoke visor and Patty O'Sullivan was a rookie that year too. The time does fly by...

 

[BigKing]

rebuild is already moving pretty fast

I think it is right on schedule. The on-ice product being much better to watch--plus all the prospects to watch in Ontario--might make it feel like things are moving faster but I think it is going pretty much exactly as planned.

 

[YP44]

I think it is right on schedule. The on-ice product being much better to watch--plus all the prospects to watch in Ontario--might make it feel like things are moving faster but I think it is going pretty much exactly as planned.

fair, i was skeptical of blake's ability to the plan i guess is why it feels faster. Really next year I would expect LA to right in the playoff picture

 

[kingsholygrail]

First NHL and first time Brown and Kopitar hooked up for a score.

 

[Peter James Bond II]

I think it is right on schedule. The on-ice product being much better to watch--plus all the prospects to watch in Ontario--might make it feel like things are moving faster but I think it is going pretty much exactly as planned.

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And Akil Thomas just said the Reign already have the best camaraderie of any team he's been on. Whoa! More than the Gold Medal Team Canada?
That is saying something. Building character and they are arising from the abysmal record and winning games now.

John Hoven | The Mayor
@mayorNHL
Our camaraderie is already probably the best of any team I've ever been part of. -- Akil Thomas on
@ontarioreign

 

[YP44]

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And Akil Thomas just said the Reign already have the best camaraderie of any team he's been on. Whoa! More than the Gold Medal Team Canada?
That is saying something. Building character and they are arising from the abysmal record and winning games now.

John Hoven | The Mayor
@mayorNHL
Our camaraderie is already probably the best of any team I've ever been part of. -- Akil Thomas on
@ontarioreign

that is great to hear, not sure if the team canada is a fair comp though. That team is always quickly assembled and the players are put into silos.

 

[DAkings20]

Friedman mentions the Islanders possibly making a play for Brownie, seems like he’s just spitballing

31 Thoughts: Could Nashville move Ryan Ellis instead of Mattias Ekholm?

 

[YP44]

Friedman mentions the Islanders possibly making a play for Brownie, seems like he’s just spitballing

31 Thoughts: Could Nashville move Ryan Ellis instead of Mattias Ekholm?

ya if you listen to his podcast he says Brown just seems like a Lou type of player.

 

[EXTRAS]

How good is Moore? How good could he become? Any chance he becomes, for instance, a 2nd liner? His stats this season seem pretty decent.

 

[tbrown33]

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And Akil Thomas just said the Reign already have the best camaraderie of any team he's been on. Whoa! More than the Gold Medal Team Canada?
That is saying something. Building character and they are arising from the abysmal record and winning games now.

John Hoven | The Mayor
@mayorNHL
Our camaraderie is already probably the best of any team I've ever been part of. -- Akil Thomas on
@ontarioreign

This weird season of having all our top prospects playing together is so rare. Hopefully something special is budding.

 

[kingsboy11]

How good is Moore? How good could he become? Any chance he becomes, for instance, a 2nd liner? His stats this season seem pretty decent.

Think its highly unlikely he makes it up to the 2nd line. Mostly because I think he lacks the skillset to be a top 6 player, but also because of the players up and coming through the system. He's been a lot better than I thought he'd be and he has great chemistry with Grundstrom and Anderson-Dolan, and I think that's the perfect role for him

 

[bouncesonly]

I missed DAking's post

 

[YP44]

31 Thoughts: Could Nashville move Ryan Ellis instead of Mattias Ekholm?

this is just freidman spit balling that Brown is a Lou type of player. He talked about it in the podcast too. Just Elliott saying the fit would make sense for the Islanders. He does not talk at all about the LA side

 

[Peter James Bond II]

Friedman mentions the Islanders possibly making a play for Brownie, seems like he’s just spitballing

31 Thoughts: Could Nashville move Ryan Ellis instead of Mattias Ekholm?

Maybe the Kings could do jedi mind trick and trade Andre Lee for Anders Lee and Alex Laferierre for Alexis Lafreniere.

 

[cyclones22]

Think its highly unlikely he makes it up to the 2nd line. Mostly because I think he lacks the skillset to be a top 6 player, but also because of the players up and coming through the system. He's been a lot better than I thought he'd be and he has great chemistry with Grundstrom and Anderson-Dolan, and I think that's the perfect role for him

Besides his skating and tenacity, his stick work is impeccable. He constantly wins battles for the puck because of his stick.

 

[KingsOfCali25]

Watching the Flyers/Devils game and during the intermission they said there are new changes to the NHL draft.

This season 2021 draft...only the top 2 picks are available, so the worst team can only drop to 3rd OA.

The following year 2022 draft...only the bottom 11 teams will be eligible for the top 2 picks (not 16 like normal). Also no team can win the lottery more than twice in a 5-year period.

 

[Lt Dan]

Maybe the Kings could do jedi mind trick and trade Andre Lee for Anders Lee and Alex Laferierre for Alexis Lafreniere.

We will Amway the f*** out of them!

 

[Cook24]

Of course changes to the draft lottery where only bottom 11 are eligible the year we will probably be in the 12-16 range. Our luck...

 

[King'sPawn]

Of course changes to the draft lottery where only bottom 11 are eligible the year we will probably be in the 12-16 range. Our luck...

From what I understand, all non-playoff teams enter the lottery, but they move up 10 spots. So if the 13th team wins, they move up to 3rd.

Which was very similar to the way things were before.

 

[YP44]

From what I understand, all non-playoff teams enter the lottery, but they move up 10 spots. So if the 13th team wins, they move up to 3rd.

Which was very similar to the way things were before.

yup, just cannot get #1 if you are 11th.

 

[KINGS17]

I am hoping the Kings are planning to protect Fiset and Storr. One of those two has to pan out.

 

[123offtheglass]

What are the odds Iafallo gets extended or moved?