Proposal: Kris Russell to LA

[93oilerfan93]

LA
Kris Russell $4.0 AAV $1.5 ACTUAL SALARY 1 year (UFA)
6th round pick 2021(PITT OR EDM)

EDITED

Oilers
5th round pick 2021

-great contract for LA

-Russell is a $1.5 mill player and he's getting paid like it but has an AAV of $4 mill which is beneficial for the kings during Covid To help reach capfloor

-played decent for us during the chicago series

-can play LHD or RHD

-Kings have a young defense, russell brings good veteran leadership

-can trade him at the deadline for a 4th round pick (ex. Green trade)

-has a 15 team trade list and i think would like to stick to playing in the west and it's California who wouldn't want to play there

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[Kingspiracy]

No thanks, you can keep your beneficial covid contract.

 

[LAKings88]

Meh

 

[Mrfenn92]

I mean value wise it’s fine but I think LA stays the course and plays their young d next season

 

[KingsFan7824]

If you add something with Russell, sure. I'm not helping the Oilers in their desperate attempt to open up more cap space in order to improve the team to keep McDavid happy, without getting something for it. Russell by himself does not do that. He doesn't help. Trade probably a higher 5th to get probably a lower half 4th? For what? The privilege of watching Kris Russell?

 

[93oilerfan93]

If you add something with Russell, sure. I'm not helping the Oilers in their desperate attempt to open up more cap space in order to improve the team to keep McDavid happy, without getting something for it. Russell by himself does not do that. He doesn't help. Trade probably a higher 5th to get probably a lower half 4th? For what? The privilege of watching Kris Russell?

Fixed added a 6th to you guys

 

[go4hockey]

Fixed added a 6th to you guys

Great you can keep him. We have no need for him or to help a division team. Moving cap space will be tough the next few years.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Fixed added a 6th to you guys

A 6th, and in 2021? Come on man, pay up.

The Kings are giving a 5th, to get Russell and a 6th, in the hopes that he plays well enough to return a 4th? What if nobody wants him? The Kings are taking the risk here.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

When did Melnyk buy the Kings?

A high cap, low salary dump is only meaningful if a team is trying to shed a higher salary player (little to no cap savings unless he is eligible for LTIR) or looking to skirt the cap floor. That's it. If all the Kings do this offseason is fill out the rest of the roster with prospects and cheap free agents, they exceed the floor easily. Russell's cap hit has no value to L.A. period.

 

[93oilerfan93]

A 6th, and in 2021? Come on man, pay up.

The Kings are giving a 5th, to get Russell and a 6th, in the hopes that he plays well enough to return a 4th? What if nobody wants him? The Kings are taking the risk here.

Its a move regarding the salary cap, its a great contract for the kings its only a 1 year deal, around deadline time, they'll always be playoff teams that want a veteran defenseman who can play both sides

Who knows maybe you can get more than a 4th?3rd?

 

[Forge]

I feel like Edmonton has to pay to get rid of Russell. 2nd round value or so.

As a devils fan, I'd offer something like Vancouver's 1st (pick 20) for Edmonton 1st (pick 14) + Russell. I could even throw in Mueller as a cheap (should be about 1.5) LD replacement if needed.

 

[93oilerfan93]

I feel like Edmonton has to pay to get rid of Russell. 2nd round value or so.

As a devils fan, I'd offer something like Vancouver's 1st (pick 20) for Edmonton 1st (pick 14) + Russell. I could even throw in Mueller as a cheap (should be about 1.5) LD replacement if needed.

No, lower cap teams that want to reach capfloor, would want russell contract and he can still play 3rd pairing

 

[Dr Quincy]

LA
Kris Russell $4.0 AAV $1.5 ACTUAL SALARY 1 year (UFA)
6th round pick 2021(PITT OR EDM)
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EDM has to pay someone to take Russell.

 

[Dr Quincy]

No, lower cap teams that want to reach capfloor, would want russell contract and he can still play 3rd pairing

1) Lower cap teams will have their picks of dumps and can get either a) a better player or b) a better sweetener

2) No, Russell clearly can't play 3rd pairing

 

[Forge]

No, lower cap teams that want to reach capfloor, would want russell contract and he can still play 3rd pairing

Teams are not going to have any problems hitting the cap floor and they can do it without Kris Russell.

 

[go4hockey]

No, lower cap teams that want to reach capfloor, would want russell contract and he can still play 3rd pairing

No team is taking him cause they want him. You will need to pay something to move him.

 

[Super Hans]

While he may have played well relative to the rest of the team, I'd refrain from making any mention of the Chicago series as a selling point to move anyone in that organization.

 

[Stimpythecat]

Horrible deal for the kings. It costed a 1st to get rid of a $6 million cap hit. This is $4 million so about a 2nd. But that is in a normal year with an increasing cap and normal revenue. This is a pandemic year with a frozen cap. Revenue is in the toilet. And this is a division rival.

It will cost more than a 1st to even consider it. The kings have such a great prospect pool that there is no urgency to restock via accepting cap dumps. The Kings also have 5 or even 6 2nd round picks in the next two drafts. This means 2nd round picks don't move the needle at all. If Edmonton wants to dump Russell on the kings, pay up. It is going to cost you.

The Kings will be about $10 million above the cap floor and that is without Russell. The Kings have 16 players signed for 2020-2021 a total cap hit of $60,762,727. The floor is $60.2 million.

Making the cap floor argument is meaningless.

 

[unicornpig]

sure, we'll take neal for nothing as well............

 

[Lt Dan]

Congratulations on one of the worst proposals in the history of HF

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Oilers will have to pay to dump Russell or take on an equally bad contract. Those are the options.

 

[Seachd]

2) No, Russell clearly can't play 3rd pairing

This isn’t true at all.

If Russell stays, I doubt the Oilers would consider themselves “stuck” with him. Certainly no reason to give anything up to get rid of him.

 

[Guitpik]

Or the Oil can just keep him for that 4th at the deadline you're mentioning. Seriously, where is the incentive for the Kings to do this?

 

[Pia8988]

Imagine thinking Russell turns a profit for the Oilers

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I think it makes perfect sense for the Kings to take on Kris Russell (as a throw in along with Connor McDavid).