Ray Martyniuk
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- Mar 13, 2019
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I imagine the Kings may be stuck with what they have...and that means the Quick,Kovalchuk,Carter contracts at least until the deadline. Blake had better work those phones and try to offload them even if that means taking on partial or all of their salaries. Martinez...Toffoli too because they have value should also be dealt in line with the vision of getting younger and cheaper...ditto for Lewis whose 2 Million could be spent on a player making entry level money playing the 4th line. Now if Blake can make all that happen and parlay them into extra picks in 2020 the Kings may turn this spiraling franchise around in quick order. Hopefully an extra first rounder can be had as well as extra 2nds and 3rds...This team needs RD-men and LWingers and when Kopitar is deemed too expensive or not wanting to be part of a youth movement then a numero uno centre...like to see the Kings draft the likes of Byfield,Drysdale,Schneider,Grans,Holtz and Raymond with Sanderson,Guhle and Kleven as possibilities too. Now 3 or 4 would fill the prescription well...couple the movement of players to the NHL from Ontario and the graduation of players from the Junior/College and European ranks may have the faithful singing or at least hopeful for better days after what looks like a pretty dreadful 2019-20 season!