The kings laugh you out of the league. I mean COME. ON.

Best way to start a rebuild. You think it's lopsided. Well you just gained the 2nd pick Overall. Starting a fresh start with having most of the team in tact adding pretty good goal scoring.

You laugh for what? The fact that you just gained Pacioretty, and Galchenyuk for Toffoli and Kopitar. yes that is a down grade, but it isn't over you still have good chance at making playoffs.Because Galchenyuk is an upgrade. Pacioretty and the 2nd overall pick is an upgrade because you aren't just looking at next year you are also looking at the long-term future.

So Yes you are losing out on playoffs for a few years, but you also now have the opportunity to sign Johnny T as well. Now look you have Johnny T, 2nd Overall pick, Pacioretty, Galchenyuk, and a 2nd Round Pick. You think the Kings would laugh when they look that far in to it?

It’s not Montreal’s 2nd overall being sent to LA, though. It’s their 2019 first rounder.

Whoops, but that is what it was supposed to be. 2018 First Rd, 2018 Second Rd, Galchenyuk, Pacioretty, Conditional 2020 First Rd and Conditional 2018 Second Rd

For Kopitar, Toffoli, and Jordan Subban a Dman prospect

Ah, okay. Yeah, that’s a pretty nice incentive for LA - especially as they’re an aging team. I could see this deal happening.

I don’t see how either side doesn’t benefit. Montreal gets there man in Kopitar and LA gets the Second Overall pick and the cap space to sign John Tavares

Your value of Pacioretty is much too high.
Pacioretty is coming off a 17 goal 37 point season, he only has 1 year before he is a UFA and he turns 30 this year. His value is trending down.
Galchenyuk is a good young winger, Really smart hockey minds keep saying they like him on the wing and there is a reason why.

So, that said I think the arguement can be made that value wise Galchenyuk and Toffoli are close. I think it just depends on the type of player you want, smaller, speedy, skilled Galchenyuk or a Rougher, power game with skill in Toffoli.
Kopitar is a top 5 in the league Center. A Franchise type player. He is coming off his best season offensively and although he is turning 31 this year he has never used speed in his game so it projects he will still play at a high level for the foreseeable future. While Pacioretty is coming off a huge disappointment of a season and his career is tending down as I stated above. The other piece is an unproven draft pick... which has its value but not near enough value that would move an organization to trade their Franchise player.



I'm not sure I understand the logic in saying lets trade our Franchise center, creating a hole in the organization, in hopes of having a chance at signing a player we hope will be the same value to our team. That is asinine.

But your not just adding 1 future player your adding 2 and that is what the Conditional picks are for I see Kopitar is trending upwards so if he does end having a 40+ goal season or a 100+ point season LA will be awarded 2 not 1 but 2 Conditional picks. That means you gain 4 players that could be the next big thing. Pacioretty might have had his worst year, but you might get something good out of him with a new team new players and some better players on his line to play with. Doughty is a better passer than Shea Weber ever was and that might benefit Pacioretty and his stats. Your also forgetting the fact that if Montreal does as bad as they did last season your getting another few higher end picks. LA’s future is key. A rebuild isn’t the worst thing LA could do. LA wouldn’t even be rebuilding just grabbing different fire power. I really think Tavares would work well beside a Jonathan Drouin and a Brendan Gallagher but Montreal wants now. I can see John Tavares working along side Dustin, or Carter.
Guys that he can work with to score goals. LA is the one winning in this trade. Montreal wouldn’t pass this up. And LA would really have to think about it, but it’s time for them to think Future. The players they won 2 Stanley cups with some of them aren’t as effective. LA has to find a better way to get to the main goal again... winning Stanley Cups. And if I am LA I am finding the most effective way to be a playoff team now, maybe even a Stanley Cup winner, and make a Stanley cup winner in the future as well. 2 birds one stone

We both know that when I made that comment it was a 2019 1st. You edited it

and I fixed it. I pressed the wrong one on my phone, but it really is obvious that it isn't a trade that LA would laugh at.

It's a fair trade. You just don't see it because you don't know hockey well enough. I am trying to think of trades that benefit both teams. But you wouldn't understand that

You changed the trade after I commented and don't have the character to admit it

I mean even if it was a 2019 First Round. Montreal still won't be a playoff team soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo still a top 10 a least lottery pick. So LA still aren't laughing. It is still realistic