Predictions- Los Angeles Kings

Created by: Z0ra

Team: 2022-23 Los Angeles Kings

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 29, 2022

Published: Aug. 29, 2022

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

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I think LA is a better team than last, tied with the Flames. I could see Calgary getting 2nd and LA getting 3rd. The addition of Fiala will fix the Kings lack of winger depth and gives them another legit first liner. Other than that, not many additions are made. They do have some key signings to do, Anderson and Durzi on defense, which is the part that will get them out of first place. Maybe Clarke can come in for nine games? Its also unknown whether Doughty is healthy to start the season. If Doughty doesn’t come back for half the season, then the Kings are in trouble. Goaltending was better than previous years, with a healthy defense, the goaltending shouldn’t be a problem. While Quick’s play has downgraded since 2018, Petersen has proven himself as a legit 1B goalie.

No young players to note besides Byfield. The Kings should play him for the full season as the 3C to start off.

Buyouts

Dion Phaneuf: $1,062,500

Termination Fees

Mike Richards: $900,000

Buried

Austin Wagner: $8,333 ($1,133,333)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$82,500,000	$73,074,167	$637,500	$4,245,000	$9,425,833

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Kempe, Adrian $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Kopitar, Anze $10,000,000$10,000,000 C M-NTC UFA - 2	Fiala, Kevin $7,875,000$7,875,000 RW, LW UFA - 7
Moore, Trevor $1,875,000$1,875,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Danault, Phillip $5,500,000$5,500,000 C NMC UFA - 5	Kaliyev, Arthur $894,167$894,167 ($150,000$150K) RW, LW RFA - 2
Iafallo, Alex $4,000,000$4,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Byfield, Quinton $894,167$894,167 ($2,650,000$3M) LW, C RFA - 2	Kupari, Rasmus $863,333$863,333 ($350,000$350K) C, LW, RW RFA - 1
	Vilardi, Gabriel $825,000$825,000 RW, C RFA - 1	Lemieux, Brendan $1,350,000$1,350,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Grundström, Carl $1,300,000$1,300,000 LW, RW RFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Edler, Alexander $750,000$750,000 ($750,000$750K) LD NMC UFA - 1	Doughty, Drew $11,000,000$11,000,000 RD NMC UFA - 5	Quick, Jonathan $2,900,000$2,900,000 G UFA - 1
Björnfot, Tobias $894,167$894,167 ($262,500$262K) LD RFA - 1	Roy, Matt $3,150,000$3,150,000 RD UFA - 2	Petersen, Cal $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 3
Walker, Sean $2,650,000$2,650,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Spence, Jordan $820,000$820,000 ($82,500$82K) RD RFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Lizotte, Blake $1,675,000$1,675,000 C RFA - 2		Arvidsson, Viktor $4,250,000$4,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Andersson, Lias $750,000$750,000 C, LW RFA - 1

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Aug. 29, 2022 at 10:32 a.m.

Scooter81

NoQuitInNewYork

Joined: Jun. 2020

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I agree with everything again. I think Doughty is healthy to start the season.

Aug. 29, 2022 at 10:43 a.m.

swinny

Joined: Mar. 2017

Posts: 4,830

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The Pacific is nothing short of a dog fight.

Oilers: they look really good. Offensively deep for the first time in the McJesus era. Campbell shores up the goaltending provided he stays healthy. Skinner needs to carry a 25-30 game load which we can debate. Blueline is good, but lacks a stable stay-at-home presence.

Flames: perhaps one of the most balanced lineups in the NHL. Hard to find a hole here. This is 100% a Sutter team. My projected 2nd line of Magniapane-Kadri-Coleman should be the toughest line to play against in the league (on paper anyway). When Tanev comes back in January, the deepest blueline not in Denver.

Kings: a very understated lineup that is more balanced than people will realize. The Fiala addition will have major impact here. Byfield looks to be a 30-40 point guy this year imo - which is perfect for his development. More is better lol. Kopitar amd Danault form THE BEST defensive 1-2 punch in the NHL. That isn't even a debate for me. Blueline is stupid deep - 8 NHL caliber D. Peterson needs to find his game - I was underwhelmed last year. If Quick wasn't drinking from.the fountain of youth, mmmmm..... not sure the Kings make it.

Point is the top 3 in rhe Pacific are obvious. How they finish is open to debate. I could make an argument for the Kings winning it - probably the best defensive team out of the trio. Scoring by committee, enough depth at all positions to withstand injuries.

This team is awefully good.......

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Aug. 29, 2022 at 10:54 a.m.

fil97

Joined: Jun. 2018

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Quoting: swinny

agree on everything but your take on the best 1-2 punch in the league is not ok. they are arguably in the top 5. def not n1

Aug. 29, 2022 at 10:55 a.m.

swinny

Joined: Mar. 2017

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Quoting: fil97

agree on everything but your take on the best 1-2 punch in the league is not ok. they are arguably in the top 5. def not n1

I said "best defensive 1-2". Adjectives matter.

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Aug. 29, 2022 at 10:56 a.m.

fil97

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Quoting: swinny

I said "best defensive 1-2". Adjectives matter.

ah ok didn't read correctly... still debatable but makes more sense lol

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