Too much for Ullmark, we’ll wait and see who is a seller and go for another Korpisalo type player if Talbot can’t get it done.

Can't see why Detroit would want to buy some rentals.

Playoff strengthening, if they are in the playoff race.

Ah playoffs! Yeah, we ain't gotta worry about that.

Can't understand the logic here personally, they've been lacking a true goalie since Quick fell off a cliff. Why opt for continuous stopgap options?

Yzerman just extended Maatta so unless it's a can'r pass up offer I don't see Yzerman trading him before the season starts.

So you don't see Boston making the playoffs?

Not with the center situation they got.

Unless Byfield takes a decent step forward this season I'm not sure LA really has the depth to lose Arvidsson and without moving an Arvi or a collection of smaller cap hits like Grundstrom, Liotta, etc (which also erodes their depth) it'd probably be pretty tough for them to fit Ullmark, do agree though that LA needs to upgrade their goaltending, what a confusing offseason they had. There probably is a deal to be had between the B's and LA but it needs some reworking imo.

I don't think thats a move that interests Detroit at all, they really like Maata and Debrusk might be worth a bit more then that.
Arizona can use all the D upgrades they can get but not sure they're parting with 2nds for UFAs just yet. Guess the Forbort trade could make some sense if Foote is still considered to have some upside but if not the B's probably prefer a 3rd or 4th for Forbort which they could easily get at the TDL for him.

If the Bruins did tear it down a bit they should just keep Zboril and give him a big opportunity to sink or swim, at this point I think that'd be a better course of action then grabbing another meh pick that likely amounts to nothing.

All fair points here.

I take that in a heartbeat if I'm Drury and worry about cap compliant later. Heck I pay someone to beat up Mr 🍞 or someone else to LTIR that **** if needed. Come one bruh

Why would the Devils do this when they just resign Bahl and traded for Miller. Dont see the Devils doing this.

It's a reluctance to put too much into the position, Blake got burned badly by Cal Petersen. He saw what Vegas and the Wild did and believes he can take a no-name or a player who had an off-season or struggling to a starter.

Got to remember the Kings had a very successful goalie rehabilitation clinic with: Ben Scrivens, Martin Jones, Darcy Kuemper, Peter Budaj, Jack Campbell, and Phoenix Copley. The Kings last season were struggling with: Copley, Quick, and Petersen. They are arguably in a better position now with Copley, Talbot, Rittich and Portillo this season. If all 4 fail, then the Kings will be looking at the trade market.

Value on the Rangers trade is fair. If this is taking place at the deadline though then it would have to depend on how Kakko, Wheeler and Laf have performed and injuries if RW is something they'll need to address whether the Rangers do this trade or not.

Literally said in the trade description - to add PK help. None of their depth D-men is suited for a 3rd pair minute munching role like Forbort would be.

Fwiw, since having an actual elite goalie LA has not made it past the first round of playoffs. Sure, they retooled for a while during this timeframe, but I think this approach they have taken, while it has lead to some decent individual performances, it hasn't actually taken them forward as a team.

Imo, the D would never get comfortable with the goalie behind them changing basically every season. They have brought in a plethora of mid goalies for the league, but haven't had a proper 1G for themselves long-term for almost a decade now. Ullmark would change that, as he'd be a complete change to how they've acted in the past.

To be absolutely fair I think DeBrusk might have more value than this. It feels a bit short in value...

NYR accepts, we’d just need to lose goodrow.

This is going to continue to be the approach I believe. You have to remember the Kings have almost no cap space for goal, and if they move an asset it will likely hurt them offensively to get the cap space to get another goalie. No matter what the first few months is trying the Talbot-Copley-Rittich experiment, and if they average around .895 we are still in better shape than last trade deadline.

You have to realize what Blake is doing. His approach to beating the Oilers and Knights is not focused on the strongest goalie but having the deeper bottom-6. If Kopitar and Danault can slow or shutdown these top-6's, Fiala, PLD, Lizotte, Kaliyev, and Grunsdstrom are a cheat code for the offense and will force top-6s to over play time and make mistakes. This worked last season as the KIngs weren't even averaging .900 goaltending at the trade deadline but held a playoff spot thanks to Fiala and Vilardi. But that means the top-9 has to stay intact or Kaliyev/Grundstrom needs to breakout as 20+ goal wingers.

If the Kings can get .900-.910 goaltending out of one of Talbot, Rittich, Copley, or Portillo, the Kings are playoff bound, the Kings actually let in the 4th least shots on goal. I don't agree with Blake's approach but he is copying the playbook from Vegas, Minnesota, and Seattle. You can go for it without certainty in net and still ice a playoff team.

Yeah you're probably right about that lol. If a fanbase isn't upset at all about a trade proposal on this website that means you're probably not getting enough value. Being realistic though, it's hard to tell how much actual value DeBrusk would go for since there's no way of knowing what the market would look like for him. There would definitely be some demand but there's no way to know for sure how much.

LA wants nothing to do with that.

I'm not convinced that Ullmark is anything more than an average goaltender that played behind an exceptional team. I don't think he'd continue his Vezina-caliber play on the Kings.

Yeah I agree but then again NYR got absolutely nothing for Buchnevich so 🤷