Proposal: Would Tampa Bay have any interest in Dustin Brown?

[KINGS17]

The Kings are going nowhere fast this season and for at least several more years. If the Kings took Callahan off your hands and a player like say Coburn or Stralman, do you guys think the Lightning would have any interest in sending the Kings a prospect and a pick for Dustin Brown?

Brown has had somewhat of a renaissance last season and this season offensively and is still a fierce hitter. He doesn't hit as often, but his history is come playoff time, he really turns up the volume.

I think Brown would be an upgrade over Callahan for the Lightning. Brown has 7 goals and 5 assists in 14 games this season. He was out with a minor injury to start the season.

Brown has this season and three more after this one remaining on his contract at an AAV of $5.875M. I think the Kings could even retain a small portion of that if it helps you guys out with signing Point.

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[Cmac66]

Doesn’t make sense for us at all. I really don’t see you get that package for Brown either.

 

[The Macho King]

We need to move/buy-out Callys contract, not take on 2 more years. Hard pass.

 

[These Are The Days]

I'll further what Macho just said, we've been waiting for years for Callahan's contract to expire. Brown just ties us down more to the cost.

I don't know what we'd do. Maybe send a guy like Koekkoek++ for Muzzin or Martinez to offset the possible departure of Girardi, Coburn or Stralman in the summer? Send Cernak down? I'm just throwing it against the wall and hoping it sticks here.

Maybe exercise pure lunacy and bring back our boy Nate Thompson for one last hurrah while someone like Erne or Joseph go to the AHL? Mind you that currently we don't favor a reassignment for either player or Cernak. We love the young guys here

I love me some Dustin Brown but we're gonna be in the shits cap wise. If we make a move it'll likely be small up to but perhaps not including either move. Not that the loss of Muzzin or Martinez is no big deal for LA

 

[DistantThunderRep]

So the idea is downgrade on defense, take on more years of a player we need to get their contract off the books. Yeah sign me up, nothing could go wrong.

 

[RegularSznAllStars]

Wait, we give you a defenseman and callahan to get out of Brown’s contract? GTFO

 

[LightningStrikes]

First read JT Brown. But I guess the answer is the same: no thanks!

Longer answer: Callahan's contract is >>> Brown's contract for us (term). And in your proposal we'd lose a roster defenseman. This would mean a minimal improvement offensively (that we don't need, we're tied 2nd in goal scoring league-wide) and a severe downgrade defensivley. And on top it would not help us at all with our salary cap woes.

 

[Rschmitz]

No

 

[Todd1a]

If we were only paying Brown 1 avv per year sure! but we are a team that's going to have Cap Problems starting next season after we pay point his next contract.

 

[BeingTheThunder]

A trade like this would make absolutely no sense. Sure, I love Brown's grit but I love Cally's too... it's just way too expensive.

 

[Todd1a]

A trade like this would make absolutely no sense. Sure, I love Brown's grit but I love Cally's too... it's just way too expensive.

brown has too much term left on his contract three more years after this season no way

 

[BeingTheThunder]

brown has too much term left on his contract three more years after this season no way

Exactly. Couldn't agree with you more.

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

Not enough oof to answer this one

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

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