Once a Kings Fan Too
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Why in the world would we be "dumping" Olli Maatta? He's a UFA this summer, he's done everything we asked of, or hoped for from, him, and we have no cap urgency like Las Vegas does. It's Las Vegas who's dumping Smith, for whom we'd pay one of our two 2022 thirds, no more. Why should we help a direct playoff competitor out of a cap jam? Take a look at this morning's Pacific Division standings.
Pinelli could be a second-round find just like Kaliyev.