Pretenders. Mb won’t get hall or Hoffman. He’ll pray that kk and Suzuki have huge seasons

likely accurate

They're contenders in pretending

Byron $3.4Mx3, playing on the 4th line, missed 42 games. Adequate compensation a 3rd? We are in a rebuild for making these sorts of contracts, not taking them on. Kings pass.

Byron isn't a fourth line player, good penalty killer and leader for the young guys in LA, i'd say thats adequate enough.

I think the kings have ample leadership and shutdown players. Carter has nearly 10x the playoff experience over Byron and still producing. Not to mention Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, and Quick. If the canadiens want a cap bury the Kings will need to get paid in futures. They can take on other short term contracts for higher picks As Detroit has done. We’ve been trying to move our Older guys for years, even when they are producing teams want you to retain and give high picks. It’s how it goes especially during a frozen cap.

If they can make those moves or something similar with hall I like their chances. I’d say contenders maybe another year of growth