Confirmed with Link: Gabriel Vilardi signs 3-year ELC

[Ziggy Stardust]

At this point you wonder how long of a career he'll have.

Forget Scott Barney, he sounds more like Adrian Foster, a forgotten first round pick by the Devils whose career was derailed by injuries.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Don't factor him into any equation.

 

[bouncesonly]

Don't factor him into any equation.

He literally D.E.N.N.I.S.'ed the Kings, step for step.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Send him back to juniors and hope he doesn't further injure himself on the trip

I don't trust him to not cut himself on an airline napkin and bleed out at this point.

Is it desk(back, neck) problems? Shoulder? Lower body? Or all of the above? What the hell is wrong with him? Did LA sell its' soul for 2 cups? Dammit!!!

Yes.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

Maybe Penner can show him how to tweak his back by eating pancakes.

 

[KingsOfCali25]

Everyone keeps going over the injury option but no where on here does it say that he is hurt. It just said that he was ruled out.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Everyone keeps going over the injury option but no where on here does it say that he is hurt. It just said that he was ruled out.

Canada was bending over backward trying and get him on the roster. If he's ruled out, it's because of injury

 

[AbsentMojo]

This article speculates it may be his back, but nothing definite..

Kings' Gabriel Vilardi: Ruled out of World Juniors

 

[Bandit]

Yes, I'm sure he was "ruled out" because team Canada decided if he were allowed to play he would win the entire tournament on the first shift of the first game.

 

[damacles1156]

Well that's really bad news.

 

[kovacro]

Those clubs that passed on him in the draft are looking smarter by the day.

Just saw on the TSN ticker that they have him listed as out of the tournament due to his back.

 

[regulate]

Those clubs that passed on him in the draft are looking smarter by the day.

Just saw on the TSN ticker that they have him listed as out of the tournament due to his back.

In the long-run, I think we'll be the winners in this. Disappointed he still can't go, but after seeing him play live I'm very confident we have a really skilled player on our hands.

 

[kings11]

It was a stall tactic from the FO to keep him up . The kid is AHL bound for two more games then who knows. Either we have the most incompetent medical staff in the NHL or the FO is trying to keep him past the ASG for some reason... from all accounts, he’s looked really good in the AHL and at the WJC camp.

 

[BallPointHammer]

Shut him down until he is 1000% healthy no matter how long it takes.

 

[The Tikkanen]

Shut him down until he is 1000% healthy no matter how long it takes.

How will the Kings determine if he's healthy? They don't even know what's wrong with him. MRI machine OUT OF ORDER. Kings Doctors-he has a bad back. The doctors then put on all kinda of flashy workout gear and go teach a cross fit class in Venice.

 

[DoktorJeep]

So Vilardi signed a 3 year deal which started this season. How does it work if he returns to junior, does that start date just get pushed out?

 

[Bandit]

In the long-run, I think we'll be the winners in this. Disappointed he still can't go, but after seeing him play live I'm very confident we have a really skilled player on our hands.

Does it matter if he can't get on the ice? I'm certainly no expert, but an 18 year old kid missing about 1.5 out of the last 2 years of playing time is not exactly going to be a boon to his development.

 

[Maynard]

All we can do now is hope they’re trying to confuse us and he’s actually fine.

 

[regulate]

So Vilardi signed a 3 year deal which started this season. How does it work if he returns to junior, does that start date just get pushed out?

If he doesn't play more than 9 NHL games, his contract start date is pushed back a year.

 

[regulate]

Does it matter if he can't get on the ice? I'm certainly no expert, but an 18 year old kid missing about 1.5 out of the last 2 years of playing time is not exactly going to be a boon to his development.

For the sake of accuracy, the 19 year old kid has played 52 games in a bit less than 1 1/2 seasons.

 

[Bandit]

For the sake of accuracy, the 19 year old kid has played 52 games in a bit less than 1 1/2 seasons.

Well he’s 19 NOW. I appreciate the accuracy but you gotta admit that he’s missed a lot of time in an important time window for him to be developing.

 

[Kingspiracy]

I feel sorry for the kid, it must suck to have your body let you down and put your dreams on hold. It must be what its like when you get old without little blue pills.

 

[Fishhead]

Has anyone actually said it's due to injury? I doubt he's in game shape at the moment.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

In the long-run, I think we'll be the winners in this. Disappointed he still can't go, but after seeing him play live I'm very confident we have a really skilled player on our hands.

The dude is 100% something else. No joke, best player in the draft when healthy, literally better than Hischier and Patrick. Absolute phenom everywhere. I know, hot take.

BUT, if you can't stay on the rink, yeah, it's a concern.

Shut him down, let him grow up, help him grow. Don't force him to play this year. Please. Dude hasn't played a normal season in years.

 

[SuperAlmeida]

Shut him down until healthy or if its just conditioning send him to the Juniors.