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If I were Rob Blake

Created by: irgids
Team: 2021-22 Los Angeles Kings
Initial Creation Date: Jul. 1, 2021
Published: Jul. 1, 2021
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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IDGAF if the team puts him on LTIR the day after the trade and he gets neck surgery. The team just let $10M in dead cap go in Phaneuf and Kovalchuk, what's another year of a dead $10M?
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$950,000
2$1,000,000
2$900,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$5,000,000
Trades
1.
BUF
  1. Kempe, Adrian
  2. Thomas, Akil
  3. Turcotte, Alex
  4. 2021 1st round pick (LAK)
  5. 2022 2nd round pick (LAK)
2.
LAK
SEA
  1. Clague, Kale [RFA Rights]
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2021
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2022
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2023
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21$81,500,000$75,925,422$0$4,625,000$5,574,578
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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$4,000,000$4,000,000
LW, RW
UFA - 4
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$10,000,000$10,000,000
C
UFA - 5
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$4,250,000$4,250,000
RW, LW
UFA - 3
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$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$62,500$62K)
RW, LW
RFA - 3
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$10,000,000$10,000,000
C
M-NTC
UFA - 3
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$5,875,000$5,875,000
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M-NTC
UFA - 1
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$1,550,000$1,550,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
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$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$2,650,000$3M)
LW, C
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$1,133,333$1,133,333
RW, LW
UFA - 2
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$725,000$725,000
LW, RW
RFA - 1
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$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
RW, C
RFA - 1
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$725,000$725,000
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UFA - 1
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$800,000$800,000
C
RFA - 1
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
LD
UFA - 1
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$11,000,000$11,000,000
RD
NMC
UFA - 6
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$2,900,000$2,900,000
G
UFA - 2
$5,000,000$5,000,000
LD
UFA - 3
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$2,650,000$2,650,000
LD/RD
UFA - 3
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$858,333$858,333
G
UFA - 1
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$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$212,500$212K)
LD
RFA - 2
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$3,150,000$3,150,000
RD
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Jul. 1, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.
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Kings will be set at center within the next few seasons (Kopitar, Byfield, Turcotte, Vilardi, JAD, Kupari, Thomas, Madden), Eichel definitely puts the Kings in contention faster but will cost them losing center prospects to the cap squeeze. I think Blake will take measured moves to improve the team without giving up what he has built in the rebuild years.
Jul. 1, 2021 at 4:02 p.m.
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Kings will be set at center within the next few seasons (Kopitar, Byfield, Turcotte, Vilardi, JAD, Kupari, Thomas, Madden), Eichel definitely puts the Kings in contention faster but will cost them losing center prospects to the cap squeeze. I think Blake will take measured moves to improve the team without giving up what he has built in the rebuild years.


1 in the hand, 2 in the bush.
Jul. 1, 2021 at 4:13 p.m.
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Kings will be set at center within the next few seasons (Kopitar, Byfield, Turcotte, Vilardi, JAD, Kupari, Thomas, Madden), Eichel definitely puts the Kings in contention faster but will cost them losing center prospects to the cap squeeze. I think Blake will take measured moves to improve the team without giving up what he has built in the rebuild years.

The kings have so many center prospects that inevitably some of them will either have to be moved to the wing or traded to other teams for wingers for those other centers to play with. Admittedly it’s a nice problem to have, but you have to ask yourself who on that list of prospects has the capability of being as good as Jack Eichel is right now? It’s a much shorter list. The kings will probably be fine either way, but it might be worth the cost to acquire a top level center right now for the remaining other players to learn from. Kopitar can’t play forever.
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Jul. 1, 2021 at 4:14 p.m.
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1 in the hand, 2 in the bush.


The second Blake trades for Eichel he is on the hot seat if he doesn't make the playoffs, I think he's only in on Reinhart.

That being said, theoretically, I think the Kings would do the trade above, but I think it will be beaten by a team more desperate at the position.
Jul. 1, 2021 at 4:22 p.m.
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The kings have so many center prospects that inevitably some of them will either have to be moved to the wing or traded to other teams for wingers for those other centers to play with. Admittedly it’s a nice problem to have, but you have to ask yourself who on that list of prospects has the capability of being as good as Jack Eichel is right now? It’s a much shorter list. The kings will probably be fine either way, but it might be worth the cost to acquire a top level center right now for the remaining other players to learn from. Kopitar can’t play forever.


I've heard this a lot, the Kings can easily move several of their center prospects to wing, Turcotte played on Byfields wing this season with Kaliyev (likely our top line one day). Eventually, the Kings will move on from some of their prospects, but they need to give them a shot at the NHL level.

My chief concern with Buffalo is the Kings become inflexible the moment they sign Eichel. Three players on $10+M contracts, and an impressive prospect pool that will eventually demand fair contracts of their own will make continuing to build this team difficult. Eventually the Kings could realistically pay Byfield $10M+, and they are basically Toronto or Edmonton, priced out of building depth.
Jul. 1, 2021 at 4:42 p.m.
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I've heard this a lot, the Kings can easily move several of their center prospects to wing, Turcotte played on Byfields wing this season with Kaliyev (likely our top line one day). Eventually, the Kings will move on from some of their prospects, but they need to give them a shot at the NHL level.

My chief concern with Buffalo is the Kings become inflexible the moment they sign Eichel. Three players on $10+M contracts, and an impressive prospect pool that will eventually demand fair contracts of their own will make continuing to build this team difficult. Eventually the Kings could realistically pay Byfield $10M+, and they are basically Toronto or Edmonton, priced out of building depth.

It becomes a damned if you do and damned if you don’t situation. In an ideal world for the kings all those prospects pan out in spades, and eventually they all want the money you can’t afford to pay them all. Inevitably you’re going to have several high price contracts anyway, it’s just a matter of when you’re going to have this problem and how long you get to enjoy them on cheap deals first. Unfortunately the NHL does not have a massive multi billion dollar TV deal on the horizon that would help their salary cap balloon by $20 million or so like the NFL does.
Jul. 1, 2021 at 4:50 p.m.
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The second Blake trades for Eichel he is on the hot seat if he doesn't make the playoffs, I think he's only in on Reinhart.

That being said, theoretically, I think the Kings would do the trade above, but I think it will be beaten by a team more desperate at the position.


He's already on the hot seat this year.
Jul. 1, 2021 at 4:59 p.m.
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The kings have so many center prospects that inevitably some of them will either have to be moved to the wing or traded to other teams for wingers for those other centers to play with. Admittedly it’s a nice problem to have, but you have to ask yourself who on that list of prospects has the capability of being as good as Jack Eichel is right now? It’s a much shorter list. The kings will probably be fine either way, but it might be worth the cost to acquire a top level center right now for the remaining other players to learn from. Kopitar can’t play forever.


Thank you for reiterating my point.

Eichel's proven skill is the ceiling that the team hopes from Byfield. No other player in the pipeline looks to have that kind of production value. On top of that, Eichel is 24, not 34. He can be the future of the team *with* the remaining prospects. Eichel in hand is worth a number of prospects that the team can't know will turn out.
Jul. 1, 2021 at 5:03 p.m.
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He's already on the hot seat this year.


How? He's not even finished the rebuild. I think you forget how much leeway AEG gave Lombardi.
Jul. 1, 2021 at 5:16 p.m.
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How? He's not even finished the rebuild. I think you forget how much leeway AEG gave Lombardi.


Lombardi came in April 2006:
06-07,07-08,08-09---- Playoffs 09-10,Kopitar snaps his ankle 10-11, Win the Cup

Blake came in April 2017:
17-18 Admittedly lose the closest 4-0 series I've ever seen
, then no playoffs for 18-19, 19-20, 20-21


If this is Lombardi's runway, Blake's expected to make the playoffs next season.
Jul. 1, 2021 at 5:34 p.m.
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The kings have so many center prospects that inevitably some of them will either have to be moved to the wing or traded to other teams for wingers for those other centers to play with. Admittedly it’s a nice problem to have, but you have to ask yourself who on that list of prospects has the capability of being as good as Jack Eichel is right now? It’s a much shorter list. The kings will probably be fine either way, but it might be worth the cost to acquire a top level center right now for the remaining other players to learn from. Kopitar can’t play forever.


I think that if the answer to that question is even one prospect, you roll on that prospect and the upside of the others, even if the others don't equate to Eichel. As it stands, Byfield has that capability. So you roll with him, and then flush out with the others with a lot of talent. Instead of trading many of those for Eichel, and having no room to sign Byfield in 3 years.

A team like the Ducks (while they don't have a lot of talent outside Drysdale/Zegras) should look at Eichel as an improvement on the simple fact that they DON'T have a single prospect that projects to be Eichel-lite.

That's my take anyway.
Jul. 1, 2021 at 6:08 p.m.
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Lombardi came in April 2006:
06-07,07-08,08-09---- Playoffs 09-10,Kopitar snaps his ankle 10-11, Win the Cup

Blake came in April 2017:
17-18 Admittedly lose the closest 4-0 series I've ever seen
, then no playoffs for 18-19, 19-20, 20-21


If this is Lombardi's runway, Blake's expected to make the playoffs next season.


I still believe if the Kings didn't make the playoffs in 2010 Lombardi wouldn't have been fired, only Murray was on the hot seat if I remember correctly.
Jul. 1, 2021 at 8:32 p.m.
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Kings will be set at center within the next few seasons (Kopitar, Byfield, Turcotte, Vilardi, JAD, Kupari, Thomas, Madden), Eichel definitely puts the Kings in contention faster but will cost them losing center prospects to the cap squeeze. I think Blake will take measured moves to improve the team without giving up what he has built in the rebuild years.


Makes no sense, LA has a ton of center prospects and giving up one (Turcotte) isn't going to hurt them considering you're getting a center back with 5 years of term and you're not giving up your top center prospect. Your division will be weak next year and Eichel propels LA into contention. Your veterans want to contend now and not a few years down the road. It's not like Thomas is a great loss as he is down on the LA prospect list. Really it's about Turcotte, a decent roster player under 25 and the important 1st.
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Jul. 1, 2021 at 8:47 p.m.
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I've heard this a lot, the Kings can easily move several of their center prospects to wing, Turcotte played on Byfields wing this season with Kaliyev (likely our top line one day). Eventually, the Kings will move on from some of their prospects, but they need to give them a shot at the NHL level.

My chief concern with Buffalo is the Kings become inflexible the moment they sign Eichel. Three players on $10+M contracts, and an impressive prospect pool that will eventually demand fair contracts of their own will make continuing to build this team difficult. Eventually the Kings could realistically pay Byfield $10M+, and they are basically Toronto or Edmonton, priced out of building depth.


Remember Brown comes off after next year and if LA wants they can demand that the Sabres take Quick back as a cap dump. By the time Byfield gets the rich contract LA can bridge him till Kopitar comes off the books. There are ways around it at this time also when Byfield gets the big contract Eichel will be near the end of his contract.
 
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