I think CBJ moves him before the deadline, no way Quick wants to play there. not a shot at Colombus, but it really seems like Quick would want to be anywhere but there.

The part of this that upsets me is that the Kings didn't have to include Quick at all. Unless there's another trade in the works for the Kings where they need additional cap space, Quick could have finished out the season as a healthy scratch and retired a King.

They had roughly $3.5M in deadline cap space before the trade, and Gavrikov and Korpisalo have a combined hit of $4.1M. Literally throw in any other NHL contract (e.g. Grundstrom, Lemieux) and the Kings are cap compliant. Starting Friday, the 23-man roster limit no longer applies. Send one of the waiver exempt guys (e.g. Bjornfot or Kupari) down to Ontario for a couple days, then recall them with one of the four post-deadline recalls on Friday, and all is kosher.

I'll wait and see what happens in the coming days and reserve my final judgement until then, but in the meantime, this treatment of Quick seems like an unnecessary kick to the Gavrikovs.

Exactly. Whatever gets us to suck the hardest the next six weeks, I'm for. Not going to celebrate moral victories in a year that was lost by the end of the first month.

Cause, I mean, lets not pretend that a whole hell of a lot of the reason teams like, say NJ, are where they are is because of some good lottery luck.

I mean, I don't really care about Quick or him getting traded, but this is one of the reasons why players will forego money in exchange for a NMC/NTC. If they want to stay somewhere or have a say in where they might end up down the line, the clauses give them that ability. Maybe if the Kings were garbage this season he would've been able to play out there - but the best case scenario for him is he gets dealt again to a playoff team.

Also, contracts aren't 100% guaranteed because they can be bought out which entitles the player to either 1/3rd or 2/3rds of the remaining value on it. Signing bonuses are guaranteed which is why a lot of top players are taking most of their deals in that instead of just salary.

We can only hope my friend.

Don't care about the sentimental stuff that folks are upset about, this deal makes the Kings a better team and that's the GM's job.

He already got his game back. That’s why this trade was possible. His hip is alright now and he’s been solid behind a really bad defense.

Columbus wins, in part because the Kings were complete ****s in this trade.

End of an Era. Sad to see him leave. He was one of the best in his prime. Future HHOF for sure

Good points. Few are affected by the 1/3 but Alex Wennberg is a recent example (still has worked out well for him). And while 2/3 is better than nothing, it is significant enough. The bonuses are not only insulated but jumble the buyout math for teams. Still, I like the system on the whole compared to other leagues.

Also, you put it well, contemplating players foregoing some money in exchange for a NTC/NMC. Give something to get something. I just dislike the blanket notion of players expecting a clause after negotiating for max salary and term.

Done dirty? He's making %5.8mm and playing likeone of the worst goalies. Quick did LAK dirty, not the other was around.

Perhaps, but after the Patrick Kane trade, I think teams are going to be reluctant to give a full no-move clause in the final year. Look at Dylan Larkin's new contract. He has a full no-trade the first few years, but it goes to a 10-team trade list toward the end. That seems reasonable to me. It gives the player some control but doesn't tie the team's hands.

Maybe Columbus wanted him so they could try to flip him to a contender and add to their return. I heard Vegas might be interested. Wouldn't that be fun?

A fair deal would have been Gavrikov for the conditional first + the third, given that the first could turn into two seconds.

Quick for Korpisalo is not a fair deal.

Why?

Because Quick is a cap dump and has a cap hit more than quadruple the size of Korpisalo's.



The Kings win the trade.