Kings Free Agency Cheat Sheet
by RudyKelly on Jun 29, 2009 12:24 PM PDT
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PrintHere's a quick look at what the Kings will be doing for free agency. Glance over it, print it out, and throw it in your wallet to show ladies. It's a great conversation starter!*
RK: Hey, don't you think signing Marian Gaborik would be cool?
Woman: *throws drink in my face
Pending UFA's: Derek Armstrong, Kyle Calder (hooray!), Denis Gauthier (double hooray!)
Pending RFA's: Jack Johnson, Ted Purcell, Kevin Westgarth
Salary Cap Space: A lot. Johnson and Purcell will probably cost maybe $4 million to re-sign, so the Kings will have enough to do whatever they want this off-season. They probably won't use a lot of it, though, since they need space to sign all their young guys in a few years.
Key Needs: 1, a winger that can score. The Kings have a lot of guys that can bury the puck if given the opportunity, but they need someone besides Kopitar and Frolov that can actually create that opportunity. 2, a depth defenseman that can preferably play shorthanded. The Kings have a lot of young defenseman that can steal a job at camp, but they need someone that can pitch in if no one steps up.
Potential Targets: Marian Hossa, Marian Gaborik, Greg Zanon, Rob Scuderi
What Our Rivals Want: Ducks want the Niedermayer's back, Sharks want someone with a pulse come April. I think the Sharks should re-sign Alexei Semenov and the Ducks should re-sign Brendan Morrison, I always liked both of them.
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I’m not paying huge attention to the top-tier free agents this summer, as Ducks are in the running, but if I had to guess about the likely dollar amounts that each Marian is likely to fetch — maybe I’m crazy, but I think I’d prefer signing Gaborik to signing Hossa. I’d guess he comes cheaper and I’m not as scared about injuries, I guess.
Again, though, it’s not really anything I anticipate the Ducks getting themselves into.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Depending on the final cap situation for the Ducks, especially pending Giguere, they could certainly make a move for Hossa, if contending is still important to him. When I did my free agency thing for O’Brien, the move that I said would kill me would be for Hossa to sign with the Ducks. It would just depend on how much the Ducks feel is reasonable to be spending on payroll over the next couple of years, especially with pending raises for Hiller and Ryan.
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I’m not paying huge attention to the top-tier free agents this summer, as Ducks are in the running
Whoops, that should say “Ducks aren’t in the running”.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
What, I’ve been gone for a couple months and we haven’t got a damn edit button yet? WTF?
Fuck you, Denis Gauthier. You suck at hockey... and life.
youll see a small dick on a horse before u see an edit button
I wanna throw up on your new shoes
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 30, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
A couple days ago, it said on ESPN’s bottom line that Ken Holland (Wings GM) wasn’t optimistic about re-signing Hossa. The Kings have the money, cap space, and the need to sign a guy like Hossa. As far as I’m concerned, there are only two things that can get in the way of him coming to LA: Lombardi being stubborn to go after a big-name free agent because of his preference of developing in-house talent, and does Hossa want to move to Los Angeles?
If the Kings are gonna consider trading Frolov, Johnson, a prospect (and maybe a 1st round pick) for Heatley, I’d rather just hold off, get Hossa, re-sign Johnson, keep the prospect and draft pick. They’d only lose Frolov, but still have him for this season.
Please, DL, get this guy.
As for an alternative, I’ve heard Martin Havlat’s name thrown out there. He had a successful season last year while being on the same team as Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, and Patrick Sharp. He’d cost at least $2M per season less than Hossa, and he’s a good offensive player himself.
Fuck you, Denis Gauthier. You suck at hockey... and life.
We are of the same mind, Kevin. Of course, we’re going to get no one and will be left crying into our beer again, but oh well.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
Considering I’m 18, I just wish I had some beer to cry into.
I think DL seems very determined to make a statement this offseason. Then again, he could always pull a Denis Gauthier trade out of his ass like last year.
Fuck you, Denis Gauthier. You suck at hockey... and life.
Come to Alberta. We’re one of only two provinces with an 18 drinking age. I’ll buy you something manly, like a double-shot of straight vodka.
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The Ducks don’t have the cap space, the Kings suck, and the Sharks need to explain their plans. So, as a result, I don’t see any of them signing any big time UFAs unless that person is the kind who thinks they can come in and put the Sharks over the top; then they have a chance.
I don’t know. Maybe Marian Hossa is feeling dumb for trying to win, but I don’t see a guy who that mattered enough to signing a deal with a non-competitor, and, let’s face it, the last thing the Sharks need is another guy who vanishes in the playoffs.
Other than a possible Giguere trade (you’d think Philly would have been more interested in him) I don’t see the Ducks doing all that much either, or the Kings. I think the Sharks will try, but I’m not sure how attractive they are.
Right or wrong (I think it’s right) the perception is that the Stanley Cup is going through Pittsburgh for the next couple of years. Which means more teams will be chasing scoring (I still think that’s wrong). ok / ramble off
Right or wrong (I think it’s right) the perception is that the Stanley Cup is going through Pittsburgh for the next couple of years.
I didn’t watch a ton of finals, but that’s not my perception. I dunno, pay two guys $8.7M apiece as they’ll be doing next year for the first time, and I suspect scoring depth takes a hit. We shall see.
The Ducks have tons of cap space, by the way. This isn’t last year. They’re going budget-conscious, though, so I suspect (as I’ve noted) that they’ll be silent among the big names.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
so I suspect (as I’ve noted) that they’ll be silent among the big names.
What do they really need to do, they really only need to find someone to play with Teemu and Lupul on line 2 and sign the guys they have. Christensen might even be the 2nd line guy. If we get really lucky (or un-lucky depending on your mindset) Giggy moves off the books in a salary dump, Koivu joins Teemu and fills the hole on line #2, and maybe Sammy returns to lead our shut down line.
Either way, this will be a fun team to watch next season. Do we play Philly for sure next season?
I hope kings get Hossa. If he signs in Detroit for 4 years @ 5 mil I will call bullshit.
Christensen might even be the 2nd line guy.
Dubious for a few reasons. For one, he couldn’t secure the spot last year. Also, he wasn’t given a qualifying offer, so he doesn’t seem a priority (though the team hasn’t said they won’t re-sign him still). I still think we need an outside acquisition.
Plus, just in case, the Ducks should probably keep #26 available. Just in case.
Do we play Philly for sure next season?
I assume so. The Ducks played 29 teams last year, and I haven’t heard of any changes in schedule.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
I agree. Also helping was that I don’t think Staal’s extension kicked in yet, I believe. This year is the first year of it I think, so they now have even more money already tied down in a couple of spots.
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While I’d be happy if the Kings could sign Hossa, Havlat, or Gaborik for a couple seasons, I’d also be satisfied with more plan “B” guys like Sturm and Ohlund. Save the big play for next year.
Kings NEED to sign Hossa, just to keep him off Detroit.
Come on guys, level the playing field a little. Quit acting like the Clippers (ok, that was mean)
The Ducks have tons of cap space, by the way. This isn’t last year. They’re going budget-conscious, though, so I suspect (as I’ve noted) that they’ll be silent among the big names.
And even more cap space after the Pronger trade. I like this trade for a couple reasons. First, I thought they were gonna trade Pronger at the deadline last season, so the timing was a surprise to me. But they have Lupul for four seasons, huge considering that this may be Selanne’s last season and the question mark surrounding Rob Niedermayer for this season, let alone next.
They also acquired another defenseman, a young 19-year old defenseman who was the 3rd-best prospect in the Flyers’ organization behind vanRiemsdyk and Giroux, two great prospects. So that’ll kinda replace Pronger, whether he plays this season or in 2011.
And, they freed up a little bit more than $1M in salary, and as of right now, they have over $20M in cap space and 15 players committed. There’s also the possibility they’ll move Giguere and his remaining contract ($6M this season, $7M next) due to the emergence of Hiller as a reliable goaltender, especially in this past postseason. With all the Anaheim connections in Toronto (GM Burke, goaltender coach Allaire), and the unpredictability of Toskala and expiring contracts of Gerber, Joseph, and Kolzig, and the fact that the Leafs and Canadiens always seem to be interested in every player on an NHL roster, I wonder if they’ll try to make something happen. Maybe Anaheim could try to get Kaberle in return.
Fuck you, Denis Gauthier. You suck at hockey... and life.
Yeah, the scary thing about having too many friends in Toronto is that there aren’t any players that I really want back in a trade. Why couldn’t Murray be better friends with a team like the Wild? :)
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Heh… trade Giguere for Allaire. But don’t tell Giguere, so he’ll be really pissed when he gets there, and then the Ducks get to keep churning out great goalies.
The funny thing is, I’m 100% serious. That doesn’t speak well for Toronto.
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Toronto might look at Giguere, but there is no way in Hades that its for Kaberle. They would be doing the Ducks a favor.
In my mind, any team trading on a semi-even keel for Giguere is doing the Ducks a favor. Even if it’s poorly spent, putting $6M onto the on-ice product (as opposed to the on-bench product) should improve results, I’d think.
And sure, trading Giguere could bite the Ducks in the ass, but I dunno — I’d move him if anybody would reasonably take him. There’s other goalies that can be gambled on for less money.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Sadly, Labarbera may not even be the worst option available.
Maybe not even close.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
/facepalm
definitely not a good year to try a comeback, Eddie. And thats before we even touch on which he would have more of in a successful comeback: games played or arrests.
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Apparently, he’s a bit short on that billion dollars, after all.
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