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Trade Deadline - If the Kings are Buyers

Created by: tryger

Team: 2021-22 Los Angeles Kings

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 11, 2022

Published: Jan. 12, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

I don't believe the Kings will be buyers, but if they choose to buy at (or before) the deadline they will need to be creative and use their cap space and assets without giving away any picks or prospects.

The Kings give the Knights cap space to facilitate Eichel being activated, in an attempt to bolster their top-6 and defense as a bubble team.

Knights obtain a much cheaper speedy winger (who has scored 30+ goals in the past) and a slightly cheaper defenseman for cap relief and potentially help a division rival possibly knock one of Calgary or Edmonton out of the playoffs.

The Kings get a top-6 two-way player and a physical defenseman familiar with the team in exchange for an oft-injured Athanasiou and Maata without moving any prospects or picks. With Edler and Walker done for the season, there is still $3M in cap to make another move if needed.

Trades

LAK

VGK

Athanasiou, Andreas ($1,300,000 retained)
Määttä, Olli ($1,500,000 retained)

Buyouts

Dion Phaneuf: $1,062,500

Retained Salary Transactions

Jeff Carter: $2,636,363 (50%)
Andreas Athanasiou: $1,300,000 (48.15%)
Olli Määttä: $1,500,000 (45%)

Termination Fees

Mike Richards: $900,000

Buried

Austin Wagner: $8,333 ($1,133,333)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$75,589,696	$0	$5,620,000	$5,910,304

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Smith, Reilly $5,000,000$5,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Kopitar, Anze $10,000,000$10,000,000 C M-NTC UFA - 3	Kempe, Adrian $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Iafallo, Alex $4,000,000$4,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Danault, Phillip $5,500,000$5,500,000 C NMC UFA - 6	Arvidsson, Viktor $4,250,000$4,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 3
Moore, Trevor $1,875,000$1,875,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Byfield, Quinton $894,167$894,167 ($2,650,000$3M) LW, C RFA - 3	Brown, Dustin $5,875,000$5,875,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
Lemieux, Brendan $1,550,000$1,550,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Lizotte, Blake $800,000$800,000 C RFA - 1	Kaliyev, Arthur $894,167$894,167 ($62,500$62K) RW, LW RFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Anderson, Michael $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LD UFA - 1	Doughty, Drew $11,000,000$11,000,000 RD NMC UFA - 6	Quick, Jonathan $2,900,000$2,900,000 G UFA - 2
McNabb, Brayden $2,500,000$2,500,000 LD UFA - 1	Roy, Matt $3,150,000$3,150,000 RD UFA - 3	Petersen, Cal $858,333$858,333 G UFA - 1
Björnfot, Tobias $894,167$894,167 ($212,500$212K) LD RFA - 2	Durzi, Sean $809,166$809,166 ($82,500$82K) LD/RD RFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Turcotte, Alex $894,167$894,167 ($1,550,000$2M) C RFA - 3		Edler, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LD NMC UFA - 1
Kupari, Rasmus $863,333$863,333 ($212,500$212K) C, LW, RW RFA - 2		Walker, Sean $2,650,000$2,650,000 LD/RD UFA - 3
Wolanin, Christian $750,000$750,000 LD UFA - 1

Taxi Squad
Frk, Martin $725,000$725,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW UFA - 1
Grundström, Carl $725,000$725,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW, RW RFA - 1
Andersson, Lias $874,125$874,125 ($0$0$0$0) C, LW RFA - 1

Jan. 12, 2022 at 1:44 p.m.

Lenny7

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I mean, I get it...and it might make some sense, but I don't see Vegas upgrading the Kings lineup, especially considering they'd likely face each other in the playoffs.

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Jan. 12, 2022 at 1:46 p.m.

tryger

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Quoting: Lenny7

I mean, I get it...and it might make some sense, but I don't see Vegas upgrading the Kings lineup, especially considering they'd likely face each other in the playoffs.

Agreed, but I think they are more worried about Calgary or Edmonton in the playoffs. The California teams doing this well might actually keep one of those teams out of a playoff spot, which might be enough for them to pull the trigger.

Jan. 12, 2022 at 1:55 p.m.

tkecanuck341

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Does Vegas need cap space to activate Eichel if they just "Kucherov" Pacioretty until the playoffs?

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Jan. 12, 2022 at 2:02 p.m.

Garak

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Vegas could get a WAAAAAAY better return for them.

Jan. 12, 2022 at 2:03 p.m.

tryger

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Edited Jan. 12, 2022 at 2:16 p.m.

Quoting: tkecanuck341

Does Vegas need cap space to activate Eichel if they just "Kucherov" Pacioretty until the playoffs?

I'm not sure, broken wrist recovery time is 6-8 weeks, they could BS it and keep him out all season, but even then I think they are over by a few million.

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Jan. 12, 2022 at 2:14 p.m.

migsahoy

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vegas fan, wouldn't mind this trade

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Jan. 12, 2022 at 2:18 p.m.

tkecanuck341

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Quoting: tryger

I'm not sure, broken wrist recovery time is 6-8 weeks, they could BS it and keep him out all season, but even then I think even then they are over by a few million.

I just did an ACGM. Assuming this is their lineup when healthy:

Pacioretty-Eichel-Stone
Marchessault-Karlsson-Smith
Janmark-Stephenson-Dadonov
Carrier-Roy-Kolesar

McNabb-Pietrangelo
Martinez-Theodore
Hague-Whitecloud

If they LTIR Pacioretty for the rest of the season, they could fill his roster spot with Rondbjerg and shuffle the lines appropriately, they'd fit under the cap. They'd have to run with 22 instead of 23 after Eichel is activated, but it would still work.

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Jan. 12, 2022 at 2:28 p.m.

tryger

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Quoting: tkecanuck341

That would pretty darned close, I tried the same, sent down Bischoff, Leshyshyn, Miromanov, Howden, Amadio, Ferguson, Kolesar, Thompson, and Brooks. Moved Nolan to wing, and scratched Whitecloud and Hutton who I couldn't see getting through waivers and still have -196K. But I think you are right, you can make it work.

Jan. 13, 2022 at 9:13 a.m.

Redguard191

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Quoting: tryger

I'm not sure, broken wrist recovery time is 6-8 weeks, they could BS it and keep him out all season, but even then I think they are over by a few million.

It isn't a broken wrist though. The educated guess is some form of ligament or tendon damage with isn't as simple as a break.

Jan. 13, 2022 at 10:28 a.m.

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tryger

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Quoting: Redguard191

It isn't a broken wrist though. The educated guess is some form of ligament or tendon damage with isn't as simple as a break.

Absolutely, but I would be reluctant to think he'll need 5 months of recovery time, unless it was for cap circumvention.

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