Kings Off-season

Both teams decline the Vancouver trade

Detroit will take Brown off your hands for a 2nd round pick with no return.

What I don't understand is why you're trading him, you don't need the cap.

Why is Boston taking on Quick?

A) Swayman.
B) Rask will only play in Boston.
C) Swayman.
D) Swayman.
E) Swayman.
F) Swayman.

A 3rd is not enough of an incentive to take on his almost 6 million dollar contract for the year. I would ask for a first, but obviously the Kings wouldn't do that, so make it 2 2nds and we have a deal.

Lol, you and the OP thinking that Dustin Brown would be a cap dump is funny. As Billy points out, the Kings have plenty of space so it's not like they're under duress to get rid of cap. On top of that, Brown was the Kings leading goal-scorer last year with 17 goals in 49 games, most of which he played through injury. That's almost a 30 goal pace in a regular season.

Do I expect him to match that again? Probably not. But the fact remains is he's still a very important and contributing member of the Kings playing top line minutes. That's not a player that gets treated as a cap dump in trade. If anything, picks would be going to LA (not saying a 1st round pick, possibly not even a 2nd, just that there wouldn't be a payment to take him).

But, in the end, it's a moot point. Brown will be retiring a King and won't be traded. I could even see him signing a 2 year cheap deal after this current one expires.