Kings aren't going to let anyone offer sheet Byfield. Unless a team does something ridiculous like 10m+ that's the only way they wouldn't match it.

Keep Lizotte, Boston has no use, need, or space for him. They take the 1st alone. The question is will Ullmark accept.

they don't have the cap to sign byfield to a big deal and still field a competitive team. they'll have to move one of doughty or kopitar

They have 24m in cap space next season and Byfield is their main priority. They wont have to move on from anyone and still have plenty of cap space.

They have plenty of space. You make it look like they don't by going after guys the Kings aren't likely to pursue at full cap hit and by signing guys to cap hits they won't get. For example:

1) Ullmark isn't going to be an LA King. Even if the rumors weren't true and he would allow a trade, LA isn't going to spend full price on a goalie when they have Portillo ready for NHL games and have shown going cheap on goaltending works in their system.

2) Arvidsson is making 4mil now and has missed nearly a full season and a half. He' s not going to get the same cost in his mid-30s, and if that's what he's demanding the Kings will let him walk. So there's 9mil in savings there already.

4) LA won't spend 3mil on two fourth line players when they have guys like Turcotte, Akil Thomas, ****emo, Laferierre, etc all making league minimum and pushing for NHL roster spots. So that's another mil saved.

Byfield is priority #1. The Kings will sign him to whatever is necessary and let the rest of the pieces fall where they may. Even if that unfortunately means losing guys like Arvidsson and/or Roy.

Having cheap goalies work within their system? they're barely clinging to the 3rd spot in the Pacific and have been bounced in back to back years in the first round with mid goalies. they've won two cups and both were on the back of an incredible goaltender

The Kings would match any Byfield offer sheet that doesn't result in a compensation of 4 first round picks.



The Kings have a lot of problems this season, but goaltending isn't one of them. Both of their goalies have been fantastic.

If Byfield is offersheeted don't the Kings don't sign Roy, Arvidsson or trade for Ullmark (that's $14M in money right there). The Kings will move mountains to keep him, the team that has patiently worked with him until his breakout season this year.

Too much for Ulmark.

The Kings have Turcotte, why trade for Drury?

You have Roy, Arvidsson, Kaliyev signed for $11m and its more likely that at least 2 guys (if not all 3) don't come back next season. Highly doubt Kaliyev comes back next season (moved at draft). If Roy comes back next season then Arvidsson won't be back and if Roy is too expensive then Arvidsson could be back on a cheap 1 year @ 2m or less deal. The Kings won't move Spence until they know what is happening with Roy and they don't have a need for Drury that they can't fill from within the organization.

There is plenty of money to give to Byfield. While he is breaking out this year, he really hasn't done enough to get more than the Kempe range 5.5-6m a year.

Also your lines are horrible.

Byfield-Kopitar-Kempe
Moore-Danault-Fiala
Turcotte-PLD-Lafreniere
****emo-XXX-Thomas

Anderson-Doughty
Gavrikov-Clarke
Englund-Spence
Moverare

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what would your ask be for Kaliyev? I am a Stars and Habs fan. What could you want for him from these teams as a Kings fan?

Xhekaj from the habs and Bichsel+ or Krys+ from the Star

respectfully, montreal and dallas are not doing these deals lol