Value of: Matt Roy

[KingsHockey24]

LA needs to make room on the right side so Jordan Spence and Brandt Clarke don't get scratched every game.

He'll be a UFA ; Blake is probably looking at an upgrade on the left side (Zadorov?) , an upgrade in goal, or bottom six tough guys that can play. (Hathaway/Olivier?)

What are you guys offering?

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[Trash Panda]

For a guy like Roy, the ask starts with a first round pick & goes from there.

That would do wonders to help re-stock the cabinet from the brutal cleaning Blake has done, so that probably means the trade never happens.

Blake is fully committed to forcing a “run” with this half-measured team he has constructed.

 

[Jared Dunn]

I think he instantly becomes the best D available if they dangled him out there so starts with a 1st. I would like Montreal to add him this summer but doesn't make sense to pursue him in season

 

[BKarchitect]

Roy would be a top four godsend for any contender.

I wouldn’t trade for him unless I knew I could fit him in long-term though. The Kings will want a pretty penny for a 6-2, RHD rearguard with his defensive acumen smack in his prime at age 28 who regularly plays 22-23 minutes a night.

I know Hanifin is a bigger name but given Roy’s RH-ness and profile as a more stay-at-home guy - I could easily see some teams, depending on need, valuing him in that same bracket.

 

[FSL KINGS]

Should trade Doughty instead, but that's just me.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Hope the Habs pursue him in the offseason. That allows us to trade Savard either in the off-season or closer to TDL.

 

[LeonDraisaitl]

Should trade Doughty instead, but that's just me

Also doughtys contract.

 

[go4hockey]

Sign Roy and trade Spence. It doesn’t even matter with how poorly Blake has handled this team. If we trade Roy we instantly get worse.

 

[AnThGrt]

Sign Roy and trade Spence. It doesn’t even matter with how poorly Blake has handled this team. If we trade Roy we instantly get worse.

With what CAP space? Spence is cheap that why the idea is to keep him.

 

[David71]

how good is roy

 

[Rabid Ranger]

This should be the guy the Nucks steal.

 

[KingsHockey24]

This should be the guy the Nucks steal.

Zadorov + 2nd?

 

[Reaper45]

Sign Roy and trade Spence. It doesn’t even matter with how poorly Blake has handled this team. If we trade Roy we instantly get worse.

There no cap room for him and Arvidsson. Both should be dealt at the deadline.

Zadorov + 2nd?

Nope. It’s gotta hurt Vancouver being a rival and all.

 

[KingsHockey24]

There no cap room for him and Arvidsson. Both should be dealt at the deadline.


Nope. It’s gotta hurt Vancouver being a rival and all.

Vancouver is a contender this year; at this rate we're lucky to make it as a wild card team.

It's not like we're competing against them really.

 

[Reaper45]

Vancouver is a contender this year; at this rate we're lucky to make it as a wild card team.

It's not like we're competing against them really.

So what’s the point of a 2nd and Zadorov? Go for prospects then.

 

[benjiv1]

Ottawa should be all over this with an extension.

Some combination of Boston/Detroit’s 1st + Brannstrom.

Or whatever Ottawa gets back from Tarasenko +.

 

[ole ole]

I think he instantly becomes the best D available if they dangled him out there so starts with a 1st. I would like Montreal to add him this summer but doesn't make sense to pursue him in season

It doesn't make any sense for the Habs to give up a 1st for him.

 

[Trash Panda]

how good is roy

Matt Roy is the ultimate “cooler”

Zero flash to his game, not a particularly great skater, but he just knows how to funnel the play to the corners & finish them hard. Can slot in anywhere from 2-4 on the back end and not be out of place.

He also has a very good breakout pass. I’m going to miss the shit out of the guy when he inevitably cashed in this summer and leaves the Kings.

 

[Guitpik]

As a Kings fan, I hope the planets line up just right and they can resign him. Like was mentioned earlier, this team is much worse off without him. If Blake doesn’t think it’s going to get done, trade him at the TDL. Whoever signed him will get him resigned in the offseason, he won’t make it to UFA.

 

[tomd]

Sign Roy and trade Spence. It doesn’t even matter with how poorly Blake has handled this team. If we trade Roy we instantly get worse.

Yeah, I don't think the Kings are actively planning to miss the playoffs this season so having Clarke and Spence as 2/3 of the right side is not a good move at this point. Defensively, neither of them is really NHL competent right now.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Matt Roy is the ultimate “cooler”

Zero flash to his game, not a particularly great skater, but he just knows how to funnel the play to the corners & finish them hard. Can slot in anywhere from 2-4 on the back end and not be out of place.

He also has a very good breakout pass. I’m going to miss the shit out of the guy when he inevitably cashed in this summer and leaves the Kings.

This guy is getting 5x 5.5/6.5 this summer and he'll be worth every damn penny to a team that knows how to utilize players. It's gonna be hard to see him go.

 

[Magic Mittens]

Would love Roy in Dallas to play with Heiskanen

But, I can't see LA trading him, especially if they get back on track

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

This guy is getting 5x 5.5/6.5 this summer and he'll be worth every damn penny to a team that knows how to utilize players. It's gonna be hard to see him go.

Hopefully he loves socal so much he signs in Anaheim in the off season

 

[JetsFan815]

He is what people thought Chiarot was but is actually good.

Use the Chiarot/Savard/Gavrikov trades as template. A 1st, a 3rd and a lesser prospect.

Personally if I was the Kings I would hang on to him and use him as an "own-rental" even if they can't see a path to a long term deal. Not gonna find an upgrade on him in the deadline market and Kopitar/Doughty are not getting any younger and gotta put them to good use while they still have it.

 

[TkachukNorris79]

If LA is desperate for an LD and Roy is somehow willing to agree to extend in Ottawa, it's a perfect trade fit.

Chychrun definitely worth more on the trade market but LAK can throw in Kaliyev and all of the sudden it's pretty close.

Throw in your 1st and an expiring cap dump for Tarasenko @ 25% (another team helps retain more) and call it a day.