Confirmed Trade: [LAK/NYR] Lias Andersson for 60th overall

[One Winged Angel]

Lol at all the Rangers fans shitting on him.

These are the same people who were calling him the Rags future captain in 2018

So can I clown on you for being happy at taking Joey Hishon at first and then realizing that he wasn’t worth the pick?

 

[aufheben]

I think it's brilliant that the Rangers were able to dump him for a good pick. I feel they should do the same with Libor Hajek - whose not a good player either.

No idea why the Rangers traded Joey Keane though...

Traded strength for a need. I agree Hajek also sucks though.

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

Lol at all the Rangers fans shitting on him.

These are the same people who were calling him the Rags future captain in 2018

I guess you think nothing has changed since 2018...

 

[egelband]

These are good.

 

[egelband]

LA was obviously destined for LA.

Hope he puts it back together, in all seriousness.

 

[Voight]

Gotta find those old threads where Rags fans endlessly hyped him up.

 

[Hasbro]

Good salvage for the Rangers.

 

[Stimpythecat]

The best trades are ones that both sides are happy with. Hope the guy the rangers selected works out.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Kopitar and Brown battling Toews and Kane on each team’s third line in 2022-23.

kirby vs turcotte would be a good show

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Kopitar and Brown battling Toews and Kane on each team’s third line in 2022-23.

Seabrook and Quick will be battling it out from LTIRetirement

 

[kilowatt]

kirby vs turcotte would be a good show

At this point Turcotte might not even play center in LA. We’ve got Byfield, Kopitar, Vilardi, and about 10 other quality center prospects.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

kirby vs turcotte would be a good show

That'll be Vilardi or Byfield vs. Kirby, no way we put Turcotte out there to check Dach's ankles!

 

[Toews2Bickell]

At this point Turcotte might not even play center in LA. We’ve got Byfield, Kopitar, Vilardi, and about 10 other quality center prospects.

your team is going to be nasty good, love what blake is doing

 

[Stasis]

What a horrendous pick that was, damn.

It really was, all things considered. It was our "safe pick" after we didn't get Pettersson. We missed out on quite a few centers that draft, which would have changed our current situation. All we can do now is hope the 2nd C we drafted in 2017 (Chytil @ #21) hits his potential, which may actually end being as a wing.

Happy this "saga" is behind us and we got something out of it. Whether or not that pans out only time can tell. But I'm also happy that he gets a chance somewhere else and a fresh start. I don't hate him at all, and I find it silly when fans of any team hate on players who just don't pan out with their respective team for whatever reason unless it's something really clearly defined as bad. I don't see that with him. Just a situation that didn't work out. With LA's center depth he's got a steep hill to climb to make that roster as a center but I do think he can have an NHL career ahead of him, just more as a 4th liner (or 3rd), C or LW, if he rounds out some aspects of his game. He's only 21 (well, 22 in a week) and has 59 NHL and 49 AHL games on record. Best of luck to Andersson and to Cuylle!

 

[Sayba]

If there is one thing LA needs is centers. All they have is Kopitar, Byfield, Vilardi, Kupari, Turcotte, Madden and now Andersson

I probably forgot a few.

I'm not a fan of Lias what so ever but I think if he has any chance to make an impact it's at LW and 2nd pp unit in front of the net.

 

[SFKingshomer]

Seems like a decent gamble when you already have a solid prospect pool. The Kings are lacking in players in the age group Anderson is in and I expect them to make similar moves.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

With the pick the Rangers acquired, they drafted a kid whose favorite Star Wars film is Revenge of the Sith. Therefore, the Kings automatically win this trade.

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

Andersson said his favorite Star Wars film is “The Wrath of Khan”.

 

[heilongjetsfan]

kirby vs turcotte would be a good show

I'd rather see Vilardi vs DeBrincat

 

[n8]

I think Lias can still put it together. But LA?!? They have so many centers. Lias doesn't stand a chance behind Kopitar, Turcotte, Byfield, Vilardi, Kupari, Madden. Organizationally, this makes no sense but I like the value.

 

[lawrence]

huge value loss for Rangers but they had to move on, and move on from this chapter quickly which is good for them. 60th pick just 3 years ago it was the 7th pick. But things happen.

I don't think many gms were interested in a guy who left the team because he wasn't in the NHL. Of course he's given a clean slate with the Kings right now hope it works out for all.

The good for Rangers, they move on and move on quickly and close this chapter.
The bad is that it was a 7th pick 3 years ago.

 

[Nabrules]

NYR with egg of their face with this trade. Yeesh

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Andersson said his favorite Star Wars film is “The Wrath of Khan”.

this needs to be bumped, it's an intelligent joke, props

 

[kingsfan28]

LA just threw that pick away like a silver medal

When you have a ton of 2nd rounders, you can take a chance on a guy with one of them, and still get the guy you want at 66.

 

[mouser]

When you have a ton of 2nd rounders, you can take a chance on a guy with one of them, and still get the guy you want at 66.

Odds of Lias developing into a regular NHL bottom 6 forward probably aren’t radically different from the odds of a 60th drafted forward becoming a regular bottom 6 forward.