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ZiggyPalffy

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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28, 2021 at 1:48 p.m.
Thread: Vilardi to TO
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AkiLumme</b></div><div>Where are these Calder votes you're talking about? You realize the voting happens at the end of the year right?

And also, I'm entirely open to the fact that the trade as proposed might not work. It's statements like "Kings say no to Vilardi for Sandin, Liljegren, and Dermott", or "the Kings would protect Clague over Dermott" that show you're over-valuing your players.</div></div>

It was on the NHL App news feed the other day.

Again, Dermott would be lost to Seattle because we can't protect him so it would basically be Liljegren and Sandin which is declined by LA. No team ever trades their 21 year old 2C for prospects. Ever. I don't care about value, it doesn't happen nor should it. Dermott has been in the NHL on one of the best offensive teams in the league and hasn't done anything worth protecting him over Clague. Clague played 18-20 mins a game and did great, he's not worth losing so we can protect Dermott.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28, 2021 at 1:36 p.m.
Thread: Vilardi to TO
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AkiLumme</b></div><div>I get it, the past few years have been tough and any signs of light at the end of the tunnel will get you excited. But being outside the playoffs after 20 games means absolutely nothing. Kings are bottom of the league in expected goals percentage at 5v5 so I would be looking for them to come back to earth.</div></div>

I can assure you, the Kings don't see it as the "light at the end of the tunnel" and don't worry I know the tactic of trying to convince fans their player isn't as good as he is so you can make the trade happen, but that doesn't work on most people here and definitely not Kings fans.

Vilardi is a Calder candidate and is 2nd in votes in our division. Obviously Kaprizov is going to win it, but it shows you how the league sees Vilardi, not just the Kings fans.

Vilardi is off limits no matter how bad you want to downplay his value.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28, 2021 at 1:20 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28, 2021 at 1:18 p.m.
Thread: Vilardi to TO
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AkiLumme</b></div><div>He's a 2C on a mediocre hockey team, not a 2C for most teams. Sandin is a year younger and he's a defenseman (i.e. longer to develop) playing on a team with a backlog of LD. I'm not sure there's a single LD on the Kings that would crack the Leafs lineup.</div></div>

Mikey Anderson who already has a few Calder votes would definitely be playing 3LD if he were on the Leafs, but that's a useless argument.

Given the fact that half the teams in the league don't have a good 2C, I'd say you're wrong about Vilardi.

It doesn't matter though because as it stands the Kings are right outside a playoff spot and Vilardi is a big part in why we aren't at the bottom again.

That argument that because the Kings are a bad team that's why he plays 2C instead of 3C doesn't really hold weight anymore.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28, 2021 at 12:54 p.m.
Thread: youth movement but contender window is open
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jimbo1119</b></div><div>Agreed...by no means looking to move Miller- just realize a team has to give to get....and right now the Rangers have a number of real good D prospects....while LA seems to have a stack of real good C prospects....you’d think both teams would be willing to make a deal- both dealing from a position of strength to satisfy a need...but since both teams are still essentially rebuilding- swapping of blue chips is probably not happening...probably only way to get a blue chip prospect is to squeeze a team in “win now” mode at TDL...this is neither NY or LA</div></div>

My problem is that I think our real issue is at RD, but rumors suggest otherwise. We have no RD in our pipeline to someday replace Doughty or even a #2 RD. Roy is great, but he doesn't put up enough numbers to be a #2 behind Doughty.

I wouldn't mind making a deal for one of Rangers RD, but I'm mainly interested in Lundqvist. Faber seems like a very similar player to Schneider so I'm not sure I'd want him.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28, 2021 at 12:02 p.m.