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The Kings Gambit - Building A Dynasty

Created by: NorthernLeafsFan05

Team: 2023-24 Los Angeles Kings

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 31, 2023

Published: Jan. 31, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

The LA kings are in an extremely fortunate circumstance, as their abundance of young talent allow them to go out and get great players who are available and fill positional needs. The stars have pretty much aligned for this LA team, and they could easily become a cup contender if willing to spend the assets. If Thatcher Demko is truly available for trade, the fit between him and the Kings would be perfect. When healthy, Demko is one of the league's best, and at 5 mil for 3 seasons, he would be a brilliant addition to anchor the Kings. That being said, I am not of the belief that Demko is available for trade. If he is, the Kings should be on the phone ASAP. In contrast to Demko, we all know that Chychrun is available for trade, and once again, the fit between LA and Chychrun is ideal. He is a relatively cheap defenseman with term who brings so much to a weak LD core. He is a true number 1 defenseman and would be worth every penny. Walker could be a decent get for any team in need of an RHD, so Ottawa would be a decent trade partner. Cal Petersen needs to be moved and I would consider paying more to do so if a 3rd isn't enough.

As an outsider looking in, I am not terribly familiar with LA's wants, needs, or what they're willing to spend. Am I overvaluing anyone? Undervaluing anyone? Let me know in the comments, but I truly believe that the trade targets becoming available are just asking for the Kings to make a trade.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Anderson, Michael	4	$4,150,000
Björnfot, Tobias	2	$975,000
Anderson-Dolan, Jaret	2	$825,000
Vilardi, Gabriel	2	$3,500,000
Thomas, Akil	1	$850,000
Fagemo, Samuel	1	$850,000
Andersson, Lias	1	$775,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Lankinen, Kevin		2	$2,150,000

Trades

LAK

Chychrun, Jakob
2023 4th round pick (ARI)

ARI

Kaliyev, Arthur
Turcotte, Alex
2023 1st round pick (LAK)
2024 2nd round pick (LAK)

Additional Details:

@ 2023 NHL Trade Deadline

LAK

Demko, Thatcher

VAN

Kupari, Rasmus [RFA Rights]
Roy, Matt
2023 2nd round pick (LAK)
2024 1st round pick (LAK)

Additional Details:

@ 2023 NHL Entry Draft

LAK

2023 4th round pick (OTT)
2024 5th round pick (OTT)

OTT

Walker, Sean

Additional Details:

@ 2023 NHL Entry Draft

LAK

Future Considerations

ARI

Petersen, Cal
2023 3rd round pick (LAK)

Additional Details:

@ 2023 NHL Entry Draft

Termination Fees

Mike Richards: $700,000

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,500,000	$82,327,500	$0	$3,582,500	$1,172,500

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Kempe, Adrian $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Danault, Phillip $5,500,000$5,500,000 C NMC UFA - 4	Fiala, Kevin $7,875,000$7,875,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 6
Arvidsson, Viktor $4,250,000$4,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Kopitar, Anze $10,000,000$10,000,000 C NMC UFA - 1	Vilardi, Gabriel $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, C RFA - 2
Iafallo, Alex $4,000,000$4,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Byfield, Quinton $894,167$894,167 ($2,650,000$3M) LW, C RFA - 1	Moore, Trevor $4,200,000$4,200,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 5
Fagemo, Samuel $850,000$850,000 LW, RW RFA - 1	Lizotte, Blake $1,675,000$1,675,000 C RFA - 1	Grundström, Carl $1,300,000$1,300,000 LW, RW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Chychrun, Jakob $4,600,000$4,600,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Doughty, Drew $11,000,000$11,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 4	Demko, Thatcher $5,000,000$5,000,000 G UFA - 3
Anderson, Michael $4,150,000$4,150,000 LD UFA - 8	Durzi, Sean $1,700,000$1,700,000 LD/RD RFA - 1	Lankinen, Kevin $2,150,000$2,150,000 G UFA - 1
Björnfot, Tobias $975,000$975,000 LD RFA - 2	Clarke, Brandt $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Anderson-Dolan, Jaret $825,000$825,000 C, LW, RW RFA - 1
Spence, Jordan $820,000$820,000 ($82,500$82K) RD RFA - 1

Jan. 31, 2023 at 9:35 p.m.

iAce

Joined: May 2021

Posts: 194

Likes: 69

AS a Wild fan I've been interested in Turcotte as a player for the Wild. We have needs at center and you are stacked up the middle. What would fans want in a return for Turcotte? I know he's had injuries but he was the 5th overall pick there is talent there, not sure if he gets a true look when you have a HOF Kopitar, Danault on a massive contract and Byfield who has the potential to be a franchise center. Maybe a fresh start helps him get his confidence back as well?

Jan. 31, 2023 at 9:43 p.m.

TheMedler

Joined: Jan. 2022

Posts: 36

Likes: 7

I like it overall.

Feels like a lot for Chychrun (Although seems reported to be what Arizona expects, I guess the kicker is they take Cal Pettersen) and Maybe not enough for Demko?

Nice setup, they would be dynamite.

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Jan. 31, 2023 at 9:46 p.m.

NorthernLeafsFan05

Thread Starter

Amirov Forever

Joined: Mar. 2022

Posts: 6,668

Likes: 6,119

Quoting: TheMedler

Yeah, if I were the Kings I would be hesitant to move Kaliyev, but I was trying to base it around the ask for the equivalent of 4 first round picks (which I'm sure will be lowered atleast a tad because that is an insane ask). If Demko is available, having two superstars in him and Chychrun to address dire positional needs would be all too perfect. This team, on paper anyways, is a juggernaut

Jan. 31, 2023 at 10:25 p.m.

OldNYIfan

Once a Kings Fan Too

Joined: Jun. 2018

Posts: 40,849

Likes: 25,670

People who believe that a competent GM would take the risk of investing significant assets in Thatcher Demko should research the history of why Jake Oettinger is tending goal for the Dallas Stars.

Los Angeles has no need or pressing urgency to trade Sean Walker for less than a top-half third.

Your belief that "Cal Petersen needs to be moved" is misinformed. He's fine where he is in Ontario and if he doesn't regain his form, we don't have to dump him until the summer of 2024, when we can buy him out cheaply. We've been through this.

I don't think that we'll give up both Kaliyev and our 2023 for Chychrun. One would be hard enough to stomach; if the price is both, I hope Blake passes.

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