Kings fans want to acquire Sergachev without giving up very much (i.e. a 2nd round pick and a couple A-/B+ prospects). Tampa fans don't want to trade Sergachev, but if they do, they want a Kings ransom (i.e. a lottery pick and Vilardi) in return. The answer, like most things, is probably somewhere in the middle. You're not going to get Sergachev for that return, but you're not going to get Vilardi/Turcotte/Byfield/Bjornfot/Grans plus a 1st round pick either.
I suspect the actual price would be a 2nd round pick and Vilardi or Turcotte, or a 2021 1st (top 5 protected) and Kupari or Thomas. As a Kings fan, I wouldn't do either one, but that's what the price would be.
Realistically, I don't think there's any chance Sergachev ends up in any jersey other than Tampa's.
Thanks! I agree. Kings are probably better off hoping they get Clarke or hopefully Grans or Faber can take on the 2RD someday.
Thanks! I agree. Kings are probably better off hoping they get Clarke or hopefully Grans or Faber can take on the 2RD someday.
I don't know that I understand what one has to do with the other. If the Kings are trading for Sergachev, it's because they think they don't have a LHD prospect in the system capable of rising to the level of 1LD. They're very high on Bjornfot, but it remains to be seen whether he can be a top-pairing guy or if he'll cap at the 2nd pair. Sergachev gives them a proven top-pairing guy for a decade or more.
If they were sold on Faber or Grans for the 2RD spot, they might be more willing to trade other futures, not less. Quite the opposite, I think the Kings are very much in a "wait and see" holding pattern right now, and don't want to move any assets to fill gaps that they may or may not have before they are able to assess how their prospects will develop.