I'd rather give up a 1st round pick than have PLD's contract on the books for 14 years.What a low IQ take. His contract isn't good, but if they really want they can buy him out this summer at the reduced rate and it ain't that bad. Certainly less bad than paying an absurd price in draft picks
Maybe. But I doubt that the Kings are giving up on PLD that quickly!
He's 25 years old. You have to be a f***ing moron to think this is just who Dubois is from now on rather than the kind of random down year every player except a handful of the elite has at some point in their career.
A 65 point center locked up from age 25-32 (low risk of age related decline) is worth about what Dubois is getting paid, especially as the cap goes up to $90 million over the next year and a half. This isn't a Huberdeau situation where the 8 year deal kicks in at age 30 after he has already fallen off a cliff.Even so, the high points of his career is a 65 point guy who is sub-par defensively.
It's also his 7th NHL season, not his 2nd or 3rd year.
Guy's a locker room cancer though, so the "in his prime, scoring center" narrative doesn't really define who he is, at least not at this point in time.A 65 point center locked up from age 25-32 (low risk of age related decline) is worth about what Dubois is getting paid, especially as the cap goes up to $90 million over the next year and a half. This isn't a Huberdeau situation where the 8 year deal kicks in at age 30 after he has already fallen off a cliff.
it's a gamble as his NMC kicks in this summer. Need to see improvement or he should be moved at the draft.Not that I think dubois is a bad player, (I wanted him in the summer just not at the ridiculous price jets fans wanted), but I think his value is at an all time low and it wouldn't be wise for the kings to entertain it without giving him at least another year to find his groove
Side bar: I want Calgary and Washington to come together on a deal for Huberdeau. He is an overpaid elite passer. Just have him setting Ovi up to try and get the record.Guy's a locker room cancer though, so the "in his prime, scoring center" narrative doesn't really define who he is, at least not at this point in time.
It might also be a bit of an odd fit with the Caps? The old core (Ovie, Backstrom, Kuz) hasn't come off the books but the gotta be a new era with Strome, Wilson and maybe Pacioretty/ Protas/ Mantha? as serviceable guys moving forward. If Dubois wants it he could probably take the 2nd line C role and be dominant, but that's really on him. The Kings probably also have to ship out some assets just to lose his cap if they want to move on. If they wait until Kuz is back, maybe Dubois + future early round assets for Kuznetsov?