LA has no need for any more centers. If there's anything on the Washington roster that interests the Kings, its Charlie Lindgren.

Nic Dowd will be a 34-year-old lame duck next season. Los Angeles has plenty of bottom-6 forwards in general and an adequate supply of centers in particular. No, thanks.

Arthur Kaliyev for Charlie Lindgren has some appeal. I don't think that Arthur gets a second and a third.

Why does Washington do that deal?

That trade in one form or another has been passed back and forth here on CF without much adverse comment.

Alexyev to the Kings might make more sense than Dowd imo. Wouldn't be much of a return I'd assume - maybe a third? Maybe Alexyev and a mid-late pick for Kaliyev?