McKenzie: Jeff Carter might retire rather than accept a trade

[Herby]

Yet another reason why Carter should have been traded at the deadline back in the 2016-17 season.

Common sense has been nowhere to be found at the Kings offices since the 2014 trade deadline.

 

[Voight]

Member when Columbus traded Jake Voracek, a 1st (Sean Coutorier) and a 3rd for this dude and refused to play for them...CBJ basically traded Voracek and Sean Coutorier for Jack Johnson and Marko Dano

I'd be pissed too, especially after signing an 11 year contract extension.

 

[BruinsBtn]

I'd love to be able to "only leave $7,000,000 on the table" like it was walking around money. Chriiiist that's rich.

 

[sr edler]

How about playing for a last placed team ?


Is this too difficult to understand.

Perhaps if Jeff was a better hockey player or played better hockey his team wouldn't be last placed?

 

[Voight]

He's won almost everything you can think of, makes some sense that he'd rather stay where he loves to live.

He also looks like a typical Cal dude.

as for the OP -- holy crap, I can't believe he's played almost 1000 games. Does not feel like hes been around that long

 

[BlueBaron]

Hall of famer? I mean Joe Nieuwendyk is in. Basically the same player.

Jo scored a bit more in relation to his peers. Interesting comparison though.

 

[Silky mitts]

He always makes me thing of the guy they waste in The Shield pilot

 

[TorontoTrades]

Jeff Carter getting a NTC without having a NTC.

2x Cup Champion
Calder Cup Champion
Olympic Gold Medalist
World Junior Gold Medalist

66 million dollars career earnings. Turning 34 in a few weeks. What left is there for him to do?

If he's not happy with where he's playing why keep playing with that resume and only 7 million over 3 years as potential earnings.

I have no problem with this on Carter's part. He's playing for the love of the game at this point.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Jo scored a bit more in relation to his peers. Interesting comparison though.

In my very quick and dirty comparison, both were never top-10 point getters.

Nieuwendyk Top10 goal finishes: 5, 5, 7, 7, 9
Carter Top10 goal finishes: 2, 4, 7

I think it's mostly longevity and complied stats (higher scoring era too) that benefit Joe.

 

[sr edler]

What left is there for him to do?

He could always re-frost his tips.

 

[Joel Ward]

Friedman heard the same thing. He talked about in a radio spot the other day. I'll try to find the link.

I wonder if there's any connection with the rumor of a trade falling through with Carolina and a Western Conference team. Carter made a ton of sense as a trade target.

Purely speculation but I wondered the same

 

[Voight]

Friedman heard the same thing. He talked about in a radio spot the other day. I'll try to find the link.

I wonder if there's any connection with the rumor of a trade falling through with Carolina and a Western Conference team. Carter made a ton of sense as a trade target.

TBH I wouldn't want to relocate across the country either.

Even if the team you play on sucks, at least you're living well (but getting taxed a ton) in LA.

 

[sigma six]

He also looks like a typical Cal dude.

as for the OP -- holy crap, I can't believe he's played almost 1000 games. Does not feel like hes been around that long

What amazes me is how much longer his career is/ was than his buddy Mike Richards. Both so good as Flyers. Richards was my favorite player in the whole league for awhile.

 

[Voight]

What amazes me is how much longer his career is/ was than his buddy Mike Richards. Both so good as Flyers. Richards was my favorite player in the whole league for awhile.

They both were party animals, but Richards ended up going a little too far. However, he was a key part of 2 cups in 3 years.

I remember Carter's 46 goal 84 point season like it was yesterday. Always felt bad that both signed massive deals to stay in Philly and then Holmgren jettisoned them for Bryz.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Maybe Kings would do their division rivals and foes the Anaheim ducks a favor and send Jeff to Orange County. Maybe a 3 way deal to get it done, assuming Jeff is down.

Better than getting nothing but a cap recapture penalty I guess...

 

[dire wolf]

I understand why he might feel that way, but the Kings have been really good to him, and he’s screwing them if he kills his trade value. He can always retire in LA after his contract is up and live here in the off season. If that’s really his position (as opposed to McKenzie just speculating), then it’s a pretty bratty move.

 

[SFKingshomer]

He will stay in LA

 

[izzy]

Sounds like a baby.

why

 

[KPower]

For the record, I'm pretty sure this is speculation by McKenzie rather than a rumor he's heard, 'cause of the way it's phrased. Still. Yikes.

When Bob says something like this, it's not speculation.

 

[BlueBaron]

In my very quick and dirty comparison, both were never top-10 point getters.

Nieuwendyk Top10 goal finishes: 5, 5, 7, 7, 9
Carter Top10 goal finishes: 2, 4, 7

I think it's mostly longevity and complied stats (higher scoring era too) that benefit Joe.

Yeah looking at his numbers he did not score as much as I'd remembered.

 

[Frolov 6'3]

Perhaps if Jeff was a better hockey player or played better hockey his team wouldn't be last placed?

Just love these responses. What is next, Doughty and Kopitar are average players too ?

 

[GoldenSeal]

With his contract and stats, why not just heal him up, get him conditioned and keep him? Let him retire a King. He's earned it.

 

[Jay haller]

Back diving so would the kings or Flyers be subject to recapture?

 

[KingsFan7824]

Common sense has been nowhere to be found at the Kings offices since the 2014 trade deadline.

That's what getting caught up in a miracle playoff run will do for you. An 0-3 comeback. Three Game 7 wins on the road. Three OT wins on home ice in the Final, all of which had the potential to go the other way. Those things don't happen to teams individually, let alone collectively. That's the team Lombardi built though. Especially after he hired Sutter in a last ditch effort to save his own job. Just get in, and you never know.

 

[CartographerNo611]

What amazes me is how much longer his career is/ was than his buddy Mike Richards. Both so good as Flyers. Richards was my favorite player in the whole league for awhile.

Mike Richards was 5 for 10 and one the most physical players out there. Jeff Carter, not so much.