Rumor: Kings looking trade for top 4 LHD, willing to give 2nd round pick +

[Rorschach]

Ugh....but he'll help the tank. Dust off the #3 jersey.

I’ll gladly donate the one in my closet.

 

[unicornpig]

Just like everyone said. You don't get good top four D in a trade for as little as a 2nd round pick. Hence why the Kings ultimately ended up with a third pairing guy with a gross contract for the next two years.

3 millions is a gross contract. if you want gross contract look at phillies roster LOL

 

[NC 1972]

I think Nick Leddy definitely qualifies as a Top 4 D-man and would have better offensive #'s w/ the kings. Good at carrying the puck up ice and zone entries and second PP unit.

 

[The Madrigal]

3 millions is a gross contract. if you want gross contract look at phillies roster LOL

Cool story homie.

 

[LucicAndChong]

Dermott? Is that what the kings are looking for?

 

[Tripod]

Dermott? Is that what the kings are looking for?

when has he been a top 4 Dman?

 

[LucicAndChong]

when has he been a top 4 Dman?

I think he has the ability to be a Top 4 Dman, but he is not better than Muzzin or Reilly, and the leafs refused to play him right side so he always stayed 3rd pair.

Dermott has all the tools to be a certified Top 4D, and he is getting much better at putting it all together consistently. I see no reason why he won’t continue moving forward into a top 4 role

 

[Zippy316]

Not sure what LA is looking for but Butcher may be available from the Devils to replace with a more defensive oriented defender.

With Severson, Subban, and *fingers crossed* Smith, his skill set is going to be redundant. He’s a very smart defender with a great first pass and capable of QBing a PP unit. He lacks size and foot speed which can be problematic defensively at times and requires him to need a defensive minded defender to play with at evens. His positioning and his reads defensively are solid, the only times he struggles defensively is from his size/speed limitations.


If you can shelter him at evens with a solid partner and give him a PPQB role, he can be a very useful defender capable of putting up 30-40 points.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Dermott? Is that what the kings are looking for?

I like Dermott but as I mentioned earlier he's just redundant unless someone in LA mgmt is higher on him than they are on whatever combo of Bjornfot-Anderson-Clague-Moverare-Hults-this years picks they're high on.

Reason they went after Maatta and maybe another guy are to have some NHL games on the roster so Drew Doughty doesn't have literally more than 4x the experience of literally all the other guys combined

 

[deaderhead28]

I think Nick Leddy definitely qualifies as a Top 4 D-man and would have better offensive #'s w/ the kings. Good at carrying the puck up ice and zone entries and second PP unit.

Add Nick Leddy scored the winning goal in the WCF in 2014 for the Kings.

 

[drktmplr12]

2nd + 3rd should do it

 

[KingsOfCali25]

LA is not looking for a LHD anymore. They already made their move for Maatta. Sorry! Thread needs to be locked up

 

[Colt55]

Vince dunn for both second round picks. Maybe more

 

[boredmale]

LA is not looking for a LHD anymore. They already made their move for Maatta. Sorry! Thread needs to be locked up

I was just going to ask this, didn't LA already get their LHD or are they looking for another?