Quoting: tryger
No they don't, Kings didn't even talk to Toffoli during the free agency and are not looking for rentals one year out of a rebuild. This trade has no chance of happening
This trade is if LA is in contention. When Toffoli was in UFA, LA was thinking full rebuild and looking at top draft picks for the next couple years. Chariot would be a good add to the Kings blueline with first shot at resigning him, and Toffoli is a value contract for the next few years. Most of what MTL has signed long term is garbage, but he's actually decent, and he has chemistry with the team.
With Kopitar and Danault signed for the next number of years, Byfield coming up, the top 2 center spots are spoken for. Why not fill other holes with a guy that will probably never get a top 6 look?
A top 4 D of Doughty and Roy, Chariot and Durzi sounds pretty good to me, and top 3 lines of:
Byfield - Kopitar - Toffoli
Kaliyev - Danault - Arvidsson
Iafallo - Vilardi / Thomas - Kempe
That's a pretty solid team IMO, with cap space avialable for moves