- Muzzin has a full NTC
- Kings have no cap space
- Kings would beat that Chychrun trade, most teams would (they was a 1st, NHL player, top-prospect, and another sweetener)
- Kings haven't traded for older (30+) players since their rebuild

LA say: Thank you to Kyle "the best GM" Dubas for the original Muzzin trade. Don't call back

From this point on, any transaction affecting the Kings' roster would have to be cap-neutral and roster-neutral -- for example, Sean Walker for Muzzin with 50% retention. Here, Grundstrom's cap hit plus Durzi's anticipated cap hit don't come close to Muzzin's $5.625 million tag, plus we'd have to replace Grundstrom on the roster with someone who'd cost at least an additional ELC.