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I'll copy and paste my response that I had for another Buffalo fan that attempted a Roy trade.
"Roy won't really be available until Brock Faber is ready to make the jump to the NHL, which is likely a year or two away. Calling Roy a "middle-pairing" D-man is disingenuous, though. Out of the entire league there are maybe 5 defenders that wouldn't be a "middle-pairing" Dman behind Drew Doughty. In a Buffalo example, it would be similar to calling whichever of Power or Dahlin ends up on the second pair a "middle-pairing" defenseman. As stated above, Roy is by far the Kings best defensive defenseman. He just happens to play behind Drew because it's, you know, Drew Doughty.
Speaking of just overall worth, and an amount that would make LA actually think about moving Roy early, you'd likely need to look at the LA to Toronto Muzzin deal as a basis. That means a 1st (not saying Buffalo's specifically, obviously that has more worth that what Toronto 1st was at the time. Vegas's 1st would probably be necessary with what Buffalo has to offer), a highly regarded prospect but not your top one (think akin to Rosen or UPL, and the Kings would likely push for Peterka. I could also agree that the Kings would have interest in Johnson), and another B-/C+ prospect.
The fact of the matter is that Roy automatically becomes your #1RD, 25 minute a night guy that PKs and allows Dahlin to do what he does best. That's how good Roy is. In addition, he's signed on an unbelievable contract for two more years after this one. He wouldn't come cheap for anyone. Certainly not two seconds in a draft that is a year out In the case of this post, not just for Olofsson. It would need to be an offer of substance. And it would need to be an offer that helped the Kings either:
1) Get better now, because they are attempting to come out of the rebuild.
2) Address the sorely needed spots in the pipeline immediately, not through future draft picks. IE: Scoring Winger, LD with 1st/2nd pair upside, or goalie with starter potential
Hope that helps."
Specifically for this post, Olofsson MIGHT address one piece of a potential trade with LA. But he certainly doesn't fit the bill for the rest of a necessary package to entice LA to move Roy any time before they need to.