Once a Kings Fan Too
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DesLauriers is the sort of bottom-6 guy who is valuable out of all proportion to his salary or cap hit. I wouldn't trade him, but then again, it never would have occurred to me to trade Derek Grant, either.
I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that Ryan Miller either re-ups here or retires. He likes it in Southern California. Buffalo knows that he's a UFA, so why would they trade for him? And if Miller doesn't return to the Ducks, we can look around at the pool of available free-agent goalies during the summer. No need to spend assets (especially the 38th overall pick or better) on a backup tender.