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Lol, this is a new one.
No, absolutely not from LA. At least, not without the Philly 1st going to LA.
1) LA isn't trading Turcotte without seeing what he can give them, which means getting him healthy and playing him as close to a full season as possible. If he's still not in their plans then, maybe he's looked at as a trade piece. But not while he's unhealthy and at the lowest value. Players in LA have a tendency to blossom late due to how the Kings develop them -- see: Kempe and Vilardi. They're going to give Turcotte every chance to have that same career path.
2) Cal has struggled for sure, but Jake Allen hasn't proven to be much better. MTL is winning, but Allen still has a SV% just barely over 0.900. And he's not proven to be a #1 goalie anywhere he's gone.