KingsFan7824
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Doughty, Walker, Roy on the right side. Maatta, MacD, Anderson, Clague, Bjornfot on the left. Some of the young guys have to start playing to know what they are or are not. Where's the room to add another NHL guy?
Doughty, Walker, Roy on the right side. Maatta, MacD, Anderson, Clague, Bjornfot on the left. Some of the young guys have to start playing to know what they are or are not. Where's the room to add another NHL guy?
There's a spot for Grundstrom, if he can finally take it.
Something like this:what are your kings lines next year with grundstrom in there?
in all honesty and I am also lying when I say this :what are your kings lines next year with grundstrom in there?
Not sure Ghost can play the defense that would be expected of him in la However i would not mind finding out first hand.
Ya I think it is risky, but I also imagine the acquisition cost is low, maybe even could come with a sweetener. Of course that was before Maata and (sorry forget his name-Niskanen?) retired in philly
And where exactly would Byfield go if not with the Kings? Back to the OHL where body checking isn't allowed?Something like this:
Iafallo - Kopitar - Brown
Kempe - Vilardi - Frk
Wagner - Lizotte - Carter
Grundström - Amadio - Moore
Luff, Anderson-Dolan rotating in and out.
Byfield or Kaliyev might a few games, but I wouldn't expect either of them to stick around.
And where exactly would Byfield go if not with the Kings? Back to the OHL where body checking isn't allowed?
And where exactly would Byfield go if not with the Kings? Back to the OHL where body checking isn't allowed?
Or do an Auston Matthews and play in Europe.
Is it really better? He's already a giant, I think it would be horrible for his development to go back to the O where he'll have too easy of a time because he won't be worrying about getting his clock cleaned. Not to mention the OHL has a much higher chance of not actually playing this season than the NHL does. The OHL doesn't have the resources that the NHL does in terms of preventing corona outbreaks. Europe would be great, but MacLellan's quote about the rebuild being done and turning the corner the other day, plus everything I've seen and heard leads me to believe he'll be with the Kings full time.Yea. Better than wasting a year on his ELC for a partial season.
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Is it really better? He's already a giant, I think it would be horrible for his development to go back to the O where he'll have too easy of a time because he won't be worrying about getting his clock cleaned. Not to mention the OHL has a much higher chance of not actually playing this season than the NHL does. The OHL doesn't have the resources that the NHL does in terms of preventing corona outbreaks. Europe would be great, but MacLellan's quote about the rebuild being done and turning the corner the other day, plus everything I've seen and heard leads me to believe he'll be with the Kings full time.
Yeah, I get what you're saying. Though I could argue that him losing a valuable year of development by being the O is as bad or worse than burning a year from his ELC but gaining valuable development experience by training with the big club. Guess we'll find out soon enough.It's about asset management, I'd rather not have one of few cost effective years be wasted, not only on a partial season, but also one where he'll be relegated to a bottom six role, and i'm not inclined to believe that McLellan's recent comments mean that he's giving an 18 year old big minutes.
I see it as more of Melrose with Stamkos situation, not because Todd is a bad coach, but rather they may have talked themselves into thinking they can win anything more than 4th or 5th depending on who is in the division. So again, it's a waste unless Byfield can play a prominent role or they have chance to win something, and they don't.
what are your kings lines next year with grundstrom in there?
I think Grundstrom makes the team and plays third or fourth line....
Iafallo - Kopitar - Brown
Kempe - Vilardi - Frk
Grundstrom- Andersson - Fagemo
Wagner- Lizotte- Moore
Anderson-Dolan
Carter says hiI think Grundstrom makes the team and plays third or fourth line....
Iafallo - Kopitar - Brown
Kempe - Vilardi - Frk
Grundstrom- Andersson - Fagemo
Wagner- Lizotte- Moore
Anderson-Dolan
I think we might still want another vet or younger established defense. As I stated elsewhere Drew is playing far to many minutes and they need to come down bad.
Funny to see how often Craig Button was way off on his assessment of the Kings going back to 2011.
He also hated the Jeff Carter trade for the Kings and thought the defense got weaker after trading Jack Johnson.
ELC year only gets burned if he plays in more than nine NHL games (although I'd need to double check if that gets prorated for a shortened season). If the OHL isn't playing yet, I could see the Kings keeping Byfield around by stretching those nine games over several weeks before making a final decision. Basically the same thing the Kings did with Brayden Schenn in 2010.
There's probably some benefit for Byfield to be practicing against NHLers over that time. If the rumor that there'll be expanded rosters, keeping Byfield around wouldn't be as big a problem as it would be normally.
If it were me, I'd probably want to preserve an ELC year for his age 21 season over his age 18 season but it's not necessarily a decision you have to make right away.