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Forum: Armchair-GM3 hours ago
Thread: LAK and PIT become friends
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>The Kings' only conceivable rationale for trading Pierre-Luc DuBois would be to get cap relief, so why in the world would Los Angeles be taking $15.375 million in cap back?

I don't believe for a minute that "Smith &amp; Rakell would assist with scoring talent on the wings" inasmuch as the far younger DuBois and LaFerriere can be expected to improve on their combined 63 points this season and the year older and slower Rakell and Smith probably won't improve on their combined 77 points with the system and center they would have in LA. That's just a pipe dream.</div></div>

The Kings need a goaltender, Jarry would be a good fit; Smith has a year left on his deal - LAK showed interest at the deadline; Rakell is a year removed from a 30 goal season with only 4 more years - The risk is all on PIT with Pierre's contract and would be his 4th team in 4 years. The upside for the Pens is the youth and for the Kings to rid themselves of 8.5mil by 8 years, hence the cap relief. The Kings are looking at buying out his contract. There's a deal to be made between Dubas and Blake.
Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 9:03 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 7:31 p.m.
Thread: Keeping Pace With Laine Rumors
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>Anaheim would have no interest in Poulin or Joseph, particularly the latter inasmuch as we have 5 NHL-qualified left-handed defensemen on the roster for next season already.

You can't construct intelligent trade proposals by starting with what assets you think are easily expendable. The first step in any such construction is deciding what asset(s) you would like from a team, and the second step is to imagine what that team needs and would want in exchange for said asset(s). For Anaheim, that's a quality RW or RD as a beginning.</div></div>

That's exactly how intelligent trades are constructed, with expendable assets. If you're a New Ducks fan, they would value Center Depth - considering Zegras likely gets traded this offseason. As for LD, Joseph would be an upgrade to your left side.