LMAO that D core. One elite D and 5 bottom pairing D

Bet Jeff Carter retires, Before playing for the Habs.

ya definitely gonna be rough to start until guys like bjornfoot and mikey andersen are ready to come on the big squad

you think? i know he loves LA but habs alot closer to a playoff team than the kings. no idea how hed feel about it

When all is said and done, I think your trade values are close. I don't like the NYI trade, because with significant retention (think 50%) on Kovalchuk, they shouldn't need to get rid of an NHL player to get something in return. In an up-tempo, offensive based team, he still has something to give. He still has the wheels to play, and is top 4 in scoring on the Kings so far, on pace for over 45 points on the year. I also address the Carter/Martinez trade in a moment in response to another poster. One more thing you'll need to think of is that bringing up Peterson means leaving the net in Ontario to a goalie who has had extremely little experience playing professionally (Kehler). The Kings are significantly invested in making sure the young core of Kupari, Bjornfot, Anderson, JAD, Clague, Durzi, etc get used to and develop winning ways. They aren't going to throw that team to the wolves by not bringing back a capable starter to play for Ontario in at least one of the trades they make.



Carter has come out and said that "retirement" rumor was false. He's been a consummate pro his whole time in LA. I doubt that would change. I don't think MTL wouldn't be the team the Kings would send him to though. He'll have some say in where he goes, just because the organization will respect his wishes. In addition, adding Martinez (who, by himself and with no retention, should bring in at least a 2nd round pick) into the trade seems to be bad asset management. Alec Martinez at $2mil cap hit would be a steal for any team, and is worth more separately than the loss of Carter's cap hit, at least in my opinion. The Kings don't expect to be all that competitive for the next few years, and they aren't in a cap bind. So they shouldn't feel strong-armed into giving away assets to get out of contracts.



Ugly D to be sure. But, honestly, Sean Walker has been one of the best King's stories thus far this season. He's proving to be a legit #2 RD. Hutton has also been relatively solid. Although, thilk has it right when he says its going to be a bit rough until Bjornfoot, Anderson, and Durzi come up and round out the pairings.

well said on all of them. ya i get what youre saying about Kovy i personally still think he has a lot more to give on a team where he plays more powerpaly and 5v5 than he does with LAK. if people watch the games he gets good time on both hes still a contributer. no offense to him because ive loved lizottes play this year but playing with kempe or lizotte wont get him (or toffoli for that matter) the looks that a playoff teams second line center would. in regards to carter/martinez trade i agree with you that martinez on a 2 mil contract would be a steal. people on this site freak out when carter is traded for anything more than a 4th rounder while also having to retain salary (which is not good value for the kings but most people on this site clearly dont watch and only look at stats).

thanks again for ur input!