Falco Lombardi
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I’d rather gamble on Fabbri next year. If the Blues trade for a forward, it needs to not be a LW
Proposal: Habs Trades (Pens/Blues/Wild/Kings)
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go4hockey
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We are miles closer to the dream of a Cup then your team with little help coming from your system. Enjoy trying to make the playoffs let alone sniff a cup. 25 years and counting.
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That wasn't really a point I was making. All I was trying to propose was to make your team better now and our team better in the future. If we were trying to contend, we wouldn't be shopping Patches.
go4hockey
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Most King fans hope we're done trading young good prospects and high draft picks for players that can't be part of our long term plans. Trading a high end prospect and 1st for any player we would only have for 1-2 years is a no go for me as that would just lead to a big nasty rebuild.
Just out of curiosity, when considering this deal I thought about the role Gabe plays, and I don't see why he is so high up on everyone's list as a nearly untouchable player --- I think people are forgetting that just because fans don't want to move him, doesn't mean management wouldn't either.
The fact is that LA is looking for a cup before Doughty's free agency status comes up. Gabe fills the C role, which means he is at best your 3C for the next 5 years behind Kopitar and Carter. As long as Brown is decent, him and Toffoli are your Top 6RW as well.
He's able to be moved to make your team better now, simple as that.
KingCanadain1976
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I could see Gabe taking 2c with carter moving to top line to center brown on the right side and Kopitar on the lw
Kopitar carter brown
pearson gabe toffoli
gaborik kempe brodzinski
clifford shore lewis
Kings have plenty of good young forwards coming . Patches would just push them out of the lineup and be more expensive then the new younger players. Kings are better off with keeping the young talent
go4hockey
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Fixed it for you. You never move your best defensive center to wing that's just silly. But agree with not moving young parts for the older player.
Gravity
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I think from the Habs pov, no way I would trade that for Brodin. Wouldn't trade the pick alone for Brodin.
BleedBlue14
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Patches is a great player no disrespect to him. But he would essentially be a 2 year rental for STL and he is of the position of our greatest strength.
As others have stated would have to say no and gamble on Fabbs. Value is not horrible though Patches just isn't much of a need. IF he was RH and or played RW it may be a different story
As others have stated would have to say no and gamble on Fabbs. Value is not horrible though Patches just isn't much of a need. IF he was RH and or played RW it may be a different story
KingCanadain1976
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if u want Kopitar to center u would move brown to the left side and have Carter play rw Brown has played lw carter hasnt i think
Gravity
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Respect your opinion and you make a valid a point but I hope terms like "2 year rental" really start to fade away.
LA is done trading high end prospects or 1st round picks for short term help once DL got fired. Patches would be a welcome addition, but dont have the available assets to make it happen. Unless you want Martinez and a 2nd
KingsOfCali25
Start up the Bandwagon!
Where is Iafallo?
Edit: I think the point of Vilardi making the line up, the Kings will trade someone in the Top 6. Probably something around Carter. But if not they will be really deep.
Brown--Kopitar--Carter
Pearson--Kempe--Toffoli
Iafallo--Vilardi--Gaborik
Lewis--Shore--Brodzinski
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Dbrownss
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Flamesfan62
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What good are you doing just saying he contributes nothing? Responding to a proposal and giving feedback is exactly what contributing is..Every time I see you post, you just say something pointless with no reasoning behind it.
Really confused why you use this site at all, seeing how you never contribute anything meaningful to any discussion
BleedBlue14
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It's not a term it's a fact. We cannot afford to keep him and he would not be part of our core. What I am meaning is it's not like we are paying the price of a rental we would have to cough up a lot more. It's just not smart for us to pay full price for an elite level player when we have no ability to retain him long term. He's not a rental to any team who can afford to pay him his next salary nor should he be sold as one
Mrs Crosby's Dryer
Can we please fire idiot Sullivan now?
Don’t think things line up all that well for us to be a trading partner with the Habs, but how about something like Sheary and Maatta for Patches and Benn?
Bad thing is though that we still need a good two way 3C so trading assets that we could potentially use to get one isn’t the best idea. The above trade does give us a little cap flexibility though, so who knows?
Bad thing is though that we still need a good two way 3C so trading assets that we could potentially use to get one isn’t the best idea. The above trade does give us a little cap flexibility though, so who knows?
go4hockey
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Either way my point is you don't move your best defensive center to wing period. Put the wingers wherever they fit best
KingCanadain1976
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Put them however you like
i wanted to see how kopitar would do as a wing to be honest. I think he could dominate a lot more match ups imo with Carter and Brown making roomIf Montreal is offering their 1st round draft pick you take it and run because that is a likely top 5 pick
DingDongCharlie
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With Doughty, Kopitar, Carter, etc Gabby doesn’t need to be a saviour. I don’t understand why you seem to be getting upset that we don’t see a need to mortgage the future for Patches
