Next year if Chytil is done

Why not just extend Lindy? He won't be expensive and yes he's had a rough season but he's still a good player.

If I'm the Kings I'd reject that trade I'd much rather have Anderson than Lindgren, also kakko doesn't move the needle enough for it to make this trade even.

Kings top-pair shutdown defenseman signed for 7 years at a discount is not for sale, and Kakko and a rental wouldn't be the price if he was.

Kings aren’t trading a future potential captain who has a steal of a contract.

He's a good player, I just think the wear and tear on his body is starting to show and would rather trade him now than extend him to a Girardi type contract (which it would be 2-3 years down the line). My thought is he may ask for more than Andersson makes (my guess is $5m) and he just won't be worth that in 2-3 years if he keeps taking the beating he has. They get a solid replacement in Andersson and also could potentially get a mid round pick with the overall packages being swapped. Kakko and Turcotte have both underperformed and I could argue Kakko does have more value, but getting rid of him was more since we have Perreault and Othmann ready to make the jump and Cuylle playing well.