Ahahahahaha, or: Possible Defensemen for the Kings
by RudyKelly on Jul 26, 2010 10:59 AM PDT
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PrintDarren Dreger's Twitter: Aug 1, Toronto will likely start pushing those who have made offers for Kaberle. The message: better the offer, or he stays a Maple Leaf.
Uh oh, guess everyone better give Brian Burke what he wants, he really means it! "Hey, wanna buy this penny? It costs a nickel." "What? Nah man, I'm go-" "You only have 30 seconds, this offer is going now!" "Uh, OK."
I still don't understand why the Leafs are trying to trade Kaberle anyway. They're trying to win, not rebuild, right? Then why would you trade away your best defenseman? Why don't they just re-sign him? Seems simple enough. It seems like they're trying to trade their best defenseman and get better this season. What?
Anyway, that update both made me laugh and made me think: are the Kings going to add another defenseman? Seems like we need to, since Johnson and Greene go together like a dumb defenseman and a dumb defenseman. The Kings' biggest problem is that they need a defenseman who can A) play on the first penalty kill unit, B) play on the 2nd power play unit, and C) cover for Jack Johnson. That kind of defenseman is simply not available, and even if he was it'd cost a ton. The best addition the Kings could make would be if Jack Johnson got smarter on defense, but here are a few options that could potentially help:
Not gonna happen. The Kings probably would have traded for him if they had nabbed Kovalchuk, but there's no real point in getting an aging defenseman on a 1-year deal if they're not going to seriously contend for the Cup.
A 34-year old defenseman signed for 2 more years at a $5.4 million dollar cap hit? Sign me the fuck up! Oh, and he broke his wrist last season. I'm sure that won't affect his shot at all.
I love this guy. He's big, he's tough, he's sound positionally... he's the closest thing you'll find to Mattias Norstrom. The problem is he's coming off a nasty concussion because Evgeni Malkin is a dirty cheapshot artist but no one mentions it. We Kings fans are a little wary of concussions since our patron saint still can't go a week without feeling woozy. Still, Mitchell would be great alongside Johnson (assuming Johnson doesn't mind going back to the right side) and at the very least would give us a fantastic first penalty kill unit. We'll see.
Kevin Bieksa is a moron.
Andy Sutton's a big mother fucker. He's also incredibly slow and takes a bunch of holding penalties. He's good in the playoffs and he's good on the penalty kill. He's OK.
Paul Mara's a place holder for all those marginal defensemen that populate the league. We'll call this the "Defenseman everyone hates" list. Other people on this list include Andreas Lilja, Brian Pothier, Freddy Myer, etc.
Most likely, the Kings are going to rely on a marginal defenseman, probably a former Shark or Flyer, and the kids. Vyacheslav Voynov would seemingly have the leg up because he's right-handed and because he's "paid his dues," but Thomas Hickey and Jake Muzzin will get their shot as well. I'm wary of how the Kings are going to do without Sean O'Donnell; say what you want about the ol' goat's speed, but he was a reliable defender and great on the penalty kill. The Kings' defense is going to go through growing pains and they're going to rely even more heavily on Doughty and Johnson; I hope they're up for it.
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This shouldn’t be so amusing, because it’s painful. Is it possible to clone Matty? Because there’s nothing in the CBA that expressly says we can’t.
Kevin Bieksa is a moron.
Seems destined to be a Duck.
Go Kids Go.
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Seems destined to be a Duck.
It seemed like it, but Sami Salo had other plans.
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I think Rob Blake is available.
I'm just saying: I'm pretty sure this means deaf people are devil worshipers.
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Think the Kings will do anything significant before Ilya’s grievance is resolved?
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Think the Kings will do anything significantbefore Ilya’s grievance is resolved?
It’s not looking likely.
murray seems to be lost with no more finns to sign…
"People act funny around strange men with sticks."
-John Marston-
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 26, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
ive sent a letter to his house threatening to cut off his balls if he doesnt..hence i didnt include him
"People act funny around strange men with sticks."
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 26, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
As a Sharks fan i really want Ian White, but Calgary might be able to resign him if Ales Kotalik goes to the KHL or if they make him play in the AHL for the next couple years. If Calgary can’t afford his arbitration price he’d become a UFA, and by UFA i mean a Shark. (hopefully).
Ian White has got some serious offensive talent and he’s only just starting to come into his own. He’s young and he’d come fairly cheap at 2.5 – 3 million. He’s like a poor mans Dan Boyle; he’s great with a puck, a good skater, can put up big minutes, and he’s solid defensively. (plus they’re both kinda small)
He’s young and he’d come fairly cheap at 2.5 – 3 million.
I’m sorry but if you’re going by the Niclas Wallin Pay Scale for Defensemen™ you’re going to have to pay him $5 million dollars.
by RudyKelly on Jul 26, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Price goes up once he becomes a UFA. Cheap is relative to RFA status.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Hmm true, dunno why i didn’t think about that. Although i doubt his price wouldn’t go up that much. He’d still be much cheaper than Kaberle, and we wouldn’t have to lose any assets to get him.
Give Kaberle a break
He’s made great strides in shaving his eyebrows. Used to be hairier than Yeti’s nut sac up there.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Jul 26, 2010 5:10 PM PDT reply actions
No joke
I went to my local bottle shop tonight and noticed that they had started selling Kokanee Beer for the first time.
This could be a very wel thought out ploy by Dean Lombardi & the SoCal Beer Distributors to convince B.C. Natives Willie Mitchell and Paul Kariya to sign with the Kings for next season…
The Spirit of MeatTrain'10!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 26, 2010 10:18 PM PDT reply actions
I don't want another fucking defenseman
Especially not one from Brian Burke, who’s still trying to get back at us for drafting Brayden Schenn last year…
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then these sunglasses are the curtains telling you to keep the fuck out!!!
How about...
…Shaone Morrisonn? He’s a pretty decent defenseman. He’s 26, he made 1.975 million last year and could probably be signed for one year at 1.3-1.5 million. He’s probably better than Sutton, Mara or Jones.
You’ll have a blast trying to spell his name (pronounced Shayne Morrison).
Shaonne Morrison?
Shane morrisson?
Shania Morrisson?
Shania Twain?
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I still don’t understand why the Leafs are trying to trade Kaberle anyway. They’re trying to win, not rebuild, right? Then why would you trade away your best defenseman? Why don’t they just re-sign him? Seems simple enough. It seems like they’re trying to trade their best defenseman and get better this season. What?
Its good to read this, because it continues to confirm my suspicions that Kaberle is valued more outside of Toronto. Anyway, he isn’t being actively shopped. The deal is a top six forward or Kaberle stays a Leaf. He’s our best OFFENSIVE D, but he’s not our best D overall. It would take a while for me to explain why we are trading Kaberle, but lets just say that while he may be wrong for the Kings, don’t be surprised if you see him on the Sharks (maybe for Clowe or Seto), Stars (NEAL!! but probably Ribeiro) or even Ducks (for NOT Ryan) next year.
How about Francois Beauchemin
2nd line PP; 1st line PK (at least on the leafs, which may not be saying much); averaged more TOI in the playoffs than Neidermeyer or Blake when Anaheim won their cup. He seems to fit perfectly and Toronto has an excess of D-men. (This coming from a Leafs fan.)
averaged more TOI in the playoffs than Neidermeyer or Blake when Anaheim won their cup
Yeah, for some reason Randy Carlyle really hesitated to play Rob Blake during that cup run. Probably because he was on a different team. :)
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