Ziggy Stardust
Master Debater
The NHL Trade Deadline is on March 1, which is three weeks from now. Between now and then, the Kings have nine games to establish themselves as either sellers or buyers.
As of today, the Kings remain one point out of a wild card spot, trailing both Calgary and St. Louis. They trail the 2nd (Anaheim) and 3rd (Edmonton) place teams within the Pacific Division by eight points.
With 18 points on the table until the trade deadline, I think we will get a clear picture in what direction this team should steer towards by how close they remain in playoff contention. Another determining factor will be whether or not Jonathan Quick will reclaim his net at some point in February.
With that said, here is a list of potential trade deadline candidates that the Kings could be looking at as playoff rentals:
Radim Vrbata, RW, 11 goals, 35 points in 51 games, $1M cap hit.
Thomas Vanek, LW, 13 goals, 33 points in 41 games, $2.6M cap hit.
Patrick Eaves, RW, 19 goals, 33 points in 53 games, $1M cap hit.
Patrik Berglund, C/LW, 13 goals, 20 points in 54 games, $3.7M cap hit.
Martin Hanzal, C, 10 goals, 19 points in 43 games, $3.1M cap hit.
Jarome Iginla, RW, 7 goals, 14 points in 50 games, $5.33M cap hit.
Brian Gionta, RW, 12 goals, 27 points in 53 games, $4.25M cap hit.
PA Parenteau, RW, 12 goals, 24 points in 52 games, $1.25M cap hit.
Brian Boyle, C, 12 goals, 19 points in 48 games, $2M cap hit.
Drew Stafford, RW, 4 goals, 12 points in 35 games, $4.35M cap hit.
DEFENSEMEN
Deryk Engelland, RD, 2 goals, 10 points in 56 games, $2.92M cap hit.
Michael Stone, RD, 1 goal, 9 points in 39 games, $4M cap hit.
Paul Postma, RD, 0 goals, 10 assists in 50 games, $887K cap hit.
Cody Franson, RD, 3 goals, 16 points in 50 games, $3.32M cap hit.
Roman Polak, RD, 3 goals, 5 points in 47 games, $2.25M cap hit.
Dmitry Kulikov, LD/RD, 1 goal, 2 points in 27 games, $4.33M cap hit.
Ron Hainsey, LD/RD, 4 goals, 14 points in 52 games, $2.83M cap hit.
Michael Del Zotto, LD/RD, 4 goals, 10 points in 30 games, $3.87M cap hit.
Johnny Oduya, LD/RD, 1 goal, 7 points in 36 games, $3.75M cap hit.
Matt Hunwick, LD/RD, 0 goals, 12 assists in 42 games, $1.2M cap hit.
For the record, I'm not suggesting these players as great options, but just names who will likely be shopped around who could be considered options. I also left out certain names like Shattenkirk, Thornton and Marleau as it is highly unlikely and improbable that the Kings acquire any of them.
Do note that cap hits are prorated so the Kings won't be absorbing the entirety of a players' salary, only whatever amount is owed to him. I also think that any big contract the Kings take on would have to either be partially retained or swapped out for another expensive contract.
As you can see, there really isn't a whole lot of great options out there in terms of rentals on expiring contracts. I'll be posting a potential list of would-be trade candidates with term who could be options for the Kings.
As of today, the Kings remain one point out of a wild card spot, trailing both Calgary and St. Louis. They trail the 2nd (Anaheim) and 3rd (Edmonton) place teams within the Pacific Division by eight points.
With 18 points on the table until the trade deadline, I think we will get a clear picture in what direction this team should steer towards by how close they remain in playoff contention. Another determining factor will be whether or not Jonathan Quick will reclaim his net at some point in February.
With that said, here is a list of potential trade deadline candidates that the Kings could be looking at as playoff rentals:
FORWARDS
Radim Vrbata, RW, 11 goals, 35 points in 51 games, $1M cap hit.
Thomas Vanek, LW, 13 goals, 33 points in 41 games, $2.6M cap hit.
Patrick Eaves, RW, 19 goals, 33 points in 53 games, $1M cap hit.
Patrik Berglund, C/LW, 13 goals, 20 points in 54 games, $3.7M cap hit.
Martin Hanzal, C, 10 goals, 19 points in 43 games, $3.1M cap hit.
Jarome Iginla, RW, 7 goals, 14 points in 50 games, $5.33M cap hit.
Brian Gionta, RW, 12 goals, 27 points in 53 games, $4.25M cap hit.
PA Parenteau, RW, 12 goals, 24 points in 52 games, $1.25M cap hit.
Brian Boyle, C, 12 goals, 19 points in 48 games, $2M cap hit.
Drew Stafford, RW, 4 goals, 12 points in 35 games, $4.35M cap hit.
DEFENSEMEN
Deryk Engelland, RD, 2 goals, 10 points in 56 games, $2.92M cap hit.
Michael Stone, RD, 1 goal, 9 points in 39 games, $4M cap hit.
Paul Postma, RD, 0 goals, 10 assists in 50 games, $887K cap hit.
Cody Franson, RD, 3 goals, 16 points in 50 games, $3.32M cap hit.
Roman Polak, RD, 3 goals, 5 points in 47 games, $2.25M cap hit.
Dmitry Kulikov, LD/RD, 1 goal, 2 points in 27 games, $4.33M cap hit.
Ron Hainsey, LD/RD, 4 goals, 14 points in 52 games, $2.83M cap hit.
Michael Del Zotto, LD/RD, 4 goals, 10 points in 30 games, $3.87M cap hit.
Johnny Oduya, LD/RD, 1 goal, 7 points in 36 games, $3.75M cap hit.
Matt Hunwick, LD/RD, 0 goals, 12 assists in 42 games, $1.2M cap hit.
For the record, I'm not suggesting these players as great options, but just names who will likely be shopped around who could be considered options. I also left out certain names like Shattenkirk, Thornton and Marleau as it is highly unlikely and improbable that the Kings acquire any of them.
Do note that cap hits are prorated so the Kings won't be absorbing the entirety of a players' salary, only whatever amount is owed to him. I also think that any big contract the Kings take on would have to either be partially retained or swapped out for another expensive contract.
As you can see, there really isn't a whole lot of great options out there in terms of rentals on expiring contracts. I'll be posting a potential list of would-be trade candidates with term who could be options for the Kings.
