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Willie Mitchell!!!!!!!!!
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King'sPawn
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DryIslandBartender
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HYORI 1963
Grit & Character
Why would Stoll be out there when the season is over??? He's out hounding on some chicks. Besides, Stoll is a right shot and Willie's a left shot.
BallPointHammer
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I wish it wasn't so, but it seems to me that Mitchell is most likely done for. In that case shouldn't the Kings use a compliance buy out? It would be the best and safest option regarding the salary cap issues the team faces. Scuderi would be easier to re-sign and the defense would be the same as last season, assuming Muzzin, Martinez and Ellerby (maybe) are re-signed also.
Regher-Doughty
Scuderi-Voynov
Muzzin-Greene
Martinez
Ellerby (maybe)
That's a solid group. Martinez is better than his performance last season and Ellerby isn't a lost cause at all.
LTIR doesn't seem like the fool proof option either. From what I can gather it might be more of a headache than it's worth. I'd rather have Scuds back for sure and cap space certainy than gamble on Mithchell maybe not at 100% for a full season.
Regher-Doughty
Scuderi-Voynov
Muzzin-Greene
Martinez
Ellerby (maybe)
That's a solid group. Martinez is better than his performance last season and Ellerby isn't a lost cause at all.
LTIR doesn't seem like the fool proof option either. From what I can gather it might be more of a headache than it's worth. I'd rather have Scuds back for sure and cap space certainy than gamble on Mithchell maybe not at 100% for a full season.
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BallPointHammer
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Oooooops! I forgot about that. Maybe that's why I haven't seen any talk about it.
Maybe LTIR isn't such a bad idea after all - if he remains injured. I hope he comes back though.
bmr
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Easy, tiger..I think it's a bit premature to rule Mitchell out for next year. He's motivated and back skating. I am going to take a more optimistic view that we see him in the lineup.
agentfouser
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True, but that aside, it would really help his development and put back on a proper trajectory. I question Florida.
Puck U
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YEP
NOPE ... he's played 166 NHL games, he's NOT EXEMPT from Waivers, only thing a 2-way contract would do is provide for two different levels of Salary compensation, one if he's playing in the NHL and one if he's playing in the minors.
Also from CapGeek ...
He was close to the 180 @ 166 games, and didn't play 60 (49) games the season before (tough not sure how a SHORTENED season will impact that requirement though ?
if it had been a normal 82 game season, he would have played the minimum 60 games most likely, and thus would have had to be a one-way qualifying offer !)
Ziggy Stardust
Master Debater
Given how hard Mitchell has been pushing his training and his commitment and desire to return (just as we witnessed the first time around when he came back from a concussion when he signed with the Kings) I am not going to doubt Mitchell returning to the Kings in 2013. He'll be back on the ice at some point, and hopefully will be ready to get some games in during the preseason.
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Exactly. He's done it before and I'll NEVER question the heart of a champion. He wants to be on the team next year so bad.
BallPointHammer
Los Angeles Kings - We're Back!
I got the impression that the injury was career threatening from the start and since then there have been a few cases of - making progress rehabbing but then an abrupt set back causing a revision back to career threatening. That's all.
The thing that fudges this up is the multi-year 35+ contract. Maybe DL should keep those to one year deals in the future.
bmr
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Something tells me that the first surgery didn't really go as planned. I know he received doctor's clearance and all that, but maybe it took an additional surgery and some rehab to get him feeling better again. Tough to say, but he sure looks good skating.
KingsFan7824
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When it was signed, Mitchell was in the lineup. If you don't give him that 2nd year, maybe he doesn't re-sign, which, at the time, wouldn't have gone over well.
The only way the Kings got him the first time was by giving him a 2nd year, with more money overall. I think Washington and San Jose were in the mix too, but they were probably offering 1 year at $4 million, or something like that. The Kings were willing to take a chance for that 2nd year, and maybe a little desperate after the Kovalchuk stuff, which is why he signed with the Kings.
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Puck U
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The Mayor John Hoven @mayorNHL 1m
Again, full quotes later, but Lombardi was talking very positively about the possibility of @Willie_Mitch33 returning to #LAKings nxt season
The Mayor John Hoven @mayorNHL 35s
Dean in a good mood today too, even joked that his trainers had guaranteed him @Willie_Mitch33 would play 80 games next season.
All hail the Willie, the savior of our D. We have missed your greatness dearly.
Again, full quotes later, but Lombardi was talking very positively about the possibility of @Willie_Mitch33 returning to #LAKings nxt season
The Mayor John Hoven @mayorNHL 35s
Dean in a good mood today too, even joked that his trainers had guaranteed him @Willie_Mitch33 would play 80 games next season.
All hail the Willie, the savior of our D. We have missed your greatness dearly.
Ziggy Stardust
Master Debater
That right there is like the biggest free agent addition for the Kings. Having Mitchell back next season is going to be a huge bonus.
