Confirmed with Link: [BUF/LAK] G Erik Portillo to the LA Kings for a 2023 3rd round pick

[Zman5778]

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[Chainshot]

Well, yay.

 

[Fly Boy]

I'll take a 3rd this year for a goalie that was never going to sign.

 

[Rastin]

Sure. I wish he'd have been willing to sign but this is great value considering he wasn't.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Pretty predictable!

 

[BUCKSHOT]

can't wait for people to hate on this

 

[elchud]

Good trade. Maybe we can draft someone like Josh Bloom with that pick.

 

[Zman5778]

I'll take a 3rd this year for a goalie that was never going to sign.

Yep. I'm actually surprised he went for the same price as Thrun.

 

[WiHockeyGuy]

Nice, glad to get something for him.

 

[OkimLom]

Like the value of the asset coming in, for an asset going out. That’s pretty much my thoughts on the whole thing.

 

[toddkaz]

At least its a pick in this years draft...Some trades are even 2026.

 

[Ace]

Excited to use that third rounder on a forward we can trade for a below replacement D in three years

 

[TehDoak]

Free picks

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Disappointed he didn't believe in himself enough in Buffalo

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Dingo44]

Glad this got done. He might end up being Petersen 2.0.

 

[billsandsabres]

portillo is not having a very good year, especially playing on a stacked team that is #4 in the country. a 3rd seems like pretty good value.

 

[Zman5778]

I'm immediately hoping we use this pick to replace Portillo in our system. Once Levi signs our goalie "system" is Leinonen and that's it. Need more.

 

[Ehran]

My brain was thinking Anaheim when I read this and I was thinking "wow, that's going to be an early pick in the 3rd", then I read it again.

Still, a 3rd for someone that wasn't coming here anyway is good.

 

[Beerz]

Can't wait for the player we can't trade for because we can't block the path of this pick

 

[Zach716]

Solid given the circumstances

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Great move to recover the pick we stupidly wasted on him.

 

[Gras]

Have to love when something happens that is of decent value and all people cam do is come up with a way to spin it negatively.

 

[1TuchAnd1NoTuch]

It’s a good trade and I won’t take my anger out on it because of KAs other poor decisions

 

[Dirty Dog]

At least Portillo seemingly made it clear he wasn’t signing so we could get an asset.

That’s good on him at least