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Created by: OldNYIfan

Team: 2024-25 Los Angeles Kings

Initial Creation Date: May 13, 2023

Published: May 14, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Auston Matthews signs a $100 million deal as a free agent.

The RFA signings shown here with one-year terms were signed to two-year contracts in the 2023 off-season, as were the big-ticket LhD (Vladi Gavrikov or Ryan Graves - $5 million for 5 years) and Joonas Korpisalo ($3 million for 3 years). I haven't filled out the Ontario roster with the other RFAs who are due new contracts in 2024.

Which leaves Sean Durzi. The assumption here is that he is dealt for some kind of asset (draft pick or LhD) in the 2023 off-season, as predicted by most of my LA colleagues. Maybe to Toronto in a deal involving the Boston first (28th overall)? Or to Montreal in a deal involving the Florida first (29th overall)? Or to Detroit in a deal involving the Detroit second (40th overall)? I think that Los Angeles would be willing to add in each instance.

And this is why we're not trading for Auston Matthews one season early -- those assets will support him finally getting to the Conference finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in his illustrious career.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Vilardi, Gabriel	1	$3,500,000
Lizotte, Blake	5	$2,200,000
Grundström, Carl	4	$1,750,000
Byfield, Quinton	2	$1,250,000
Kaliyev, Arthur	2	$1,250,000
Portillo, Erik	2	$1,250,000
Spence, Jordan	2	$1,250,000
Kupari, Rasmus	1	$1,000,000
Turcotte, Alex	2	$1,000,000
Björnfot, Tobias	1	$900,000
Fagemo, Samuel	2	$874,125
Anderson-Dolan, Jaret	1	$787,500

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Matthews, Auston	7	$14,285,714
Roy, Matt	5	$4,000,000
Korpisalo, Joonas	2	$3,000,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Gavrikov, Graves		4	$5,000,000

Trades

LAK

2023 2nd round pick (PHI)
2024 3rd round pick (BUF)

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Trade made in 2023 off-season at or before draft

BUF

Iafallo, Alex

LAK

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

Additional Details:

Trade made in 2023 off-season at or before draft

WPG

Sean Walker

Buyouts

Cal Petersen: $1,000,000

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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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$84,500,000	$85,910,672	$1,850,000	$850,000	-$1,410,672

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Byfield, Quinton $1,250,000$1,250,000 LW, C RFA	Matthews, Auston $14,285,714$14,285,714 C UFA - 4	Kempe, Adrian $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2
Moore, Trevor $4,200,000$4,200,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Danault, Phillip $5,500,000$5,500,000 C M-NTC UFA - 3	Vilardi, Gabriel $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, C RFA - 1
Fiala, Kevin $7,875,000$7,875,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 5	Kupari, Rasmus $1,000,000$1,000,000 C, LW, RW RFA - 1	Kaliyev, Arthur $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW, LW RFA
Grundström, Carl $1,750,000$1,750,000 LW, RW RFA	Lizotte, Blake $2,200,000$2,200,000 C RFA	Fagemo, Samuel $874,125$874,125 LW, RW RFA
Anderson-Dolan, Jaret $787,500$787,500 C, LW, RW RFA	Turcotte, Alex $1,000,000$1,000,000 C RFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Anderson, Michael $4,125,000$4,125,000 LD UFA - 7	Doughty, Drew $11,000,000$11,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 3	Korpisalo, Joonas $3,000,000$3,000,000 G UFA - 4
Gavrikov, Graves $5,000,000$5,000,000	Roy, Matt $4,000,000$4,000,000 RD UFA	Portillo, Erik $1,250,000$1,250,000 G RFA
Björnfot, Tobias $900,000$900,000 LD RFA - 1	Clarke, Brandt $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 2
	Spence, Jordan $1,250,000$1,250,000 RD RFA

May 14, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.

rktkt66

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Even though it seems a lot of non-Sabres fans try to use the hometown angle as justification for a player being dealt to Buffalo, the reality is that the Sabres don't have that pressing a need for someone like Iafallo - especially at the expense of a 2nd and 3rd pick. Their focus this summer will be first and foremost on reinforcing their defensive corps.

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May 14, 2023 at 11:35 a.m.

RipNasty

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Matthews will sign for over 100 million in TO this summer and then it's all over for these stupid posts.

May 14, 2023 at 11:36 a.m.

OldNYIfan

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Quoting: rktkt66

Fine. Then we'll take the Philly second for Sean Durzi and trade Alex Iafallo somewhere else. Win-win-win!

May 14, 2023 at 1:21 p.m.

Stadel

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

Fine. Then we'll take the Philly second for Sean Durzi and trade Alex Iafallo somewhere else. Win-win-win!

Would rather deal the 2nd for a d-man who actually excels defensively lol

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May 14, 2023 at 1:33 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Quoting: Stadel

Would rather deal the 2nd for a d-man who actually excels defensively lol

Yeah, but you need a PP QB. Those bums Dahlin and Power STINK at that.

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May 14, 2023 at 4:18 p.m.

JLance

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Sabres would only have need for Matt Roy.

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