The Los Angeles Kings have been eliminated from the playoffs, but the season isn’t over for four of their players. Today the team announced that Jonny Brodzinski, Michael Amadio, Oscar Fantenberg and Paul Ladue are all on their way back to the Ontario Reign to help in their AHL playoff run.
All four are eligible for the playoffs because they were on the AHL roster—or at least involved in paper transactions—at the trade deadline, and will give a huge boost to the Reign when they take on the Texas Stars tomorrow. Brodzinski and Amadio were both point-per-game players this season in the AHL, while Ladue and Fantenberg can log huge minutes on defense.
It’s a tough end to the season for a team like Los Angeles, after fighting all year to just make it into the playoffs. The four game sweep at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights will leave a sour taste in the mouths of the players and front office, and likely lead to changes this summer. While Brodzinski and Amadio are both under contract for next year, Ladue and Fantenberg are two of the team’s several restricted free agents and will be looking for new deals. Both should be back on relatively cheap contracts, but don’t expect either to have a guaranteed role on the NHL club next season.
Let the rebuild begin!!! First step, trade Doughty and get as much offensive SKILL players as you can. “Grind it out” doesn’t work in today’s NHL. Get faster, better skill players ASAP
I’ll say it again. Retool not rebuild. They arent the Coyotes or Sabers who need years of rebuilding to be relevant. They are a few pieces away which again can be had by retooling. Not blowing it up.
Damn dude… now you are just picking different words… you’re also the guy who said our offense was fine! “have you seen toffoli pick corners…. kempe has speed… you’re just giving into the perception that the kings can’t score”…. is that still a perception to you? That “capable” offense you were talking about? And let me ask… how do you “retool”?? How do you accomplish that without trading players of value? Since you were SOOOOO against trading Doughty. You think we should trade Kyle Clifford for Stamkos? Think we might be able to get Filip Forsberg for tanner Pearson? How about we go after McDavid… with the center piece of the trade being Tyler toffoli. We don’t have the salary space to sign any impact free agents. So please… let’s hear it…. how do you “retool”? Assuming you still don’t think our offense is fine…. weird though, that’s what you were saying last discussion
Your straight up lying. I never once said Toffoli can pick corners wtf. Kempe does have speed and he showed it in the series. To awnser your question my ideal thought of a retool would be to trade Pearson and Toffoli for draft picks. Both those guys wont bring back anything good player wise but their contracts aren’t terrible so they can dump them. Trade Muzzin or Martinez for a foward. Both those guys have enough value to bring a player back. Use the saved cap space/picks to acquire another forward. So thats 2 new forwards (ones that can actually skate to replace 2 guys who cant) while keeping the defensive core mostly intact, only losing 70 and 73 on offense.
You have absolutely no logic there. First of all, trading toffoli and Pearson for draft picks…. is not a RETOOL! You aren’t adding any NHL talent, so you aren’t retooling anything! If you are stockpiling draft picks, that would fall under a rebuild!
Then if you’re saying to use those draft picks as trade assists to bring back talent…. what in the hell kind of draft pick do you think we are getting for Pearson or toffoli?!?! Those two players aren’t getting you a first or second round pick! So what kind of player are you expecting in return? Id like to hear your trade… because this is going to be priceless. You already said our offense was fine…. now it’s time to add to it, by getting rid of Pearson and toffoli…. for draft picks… which then you would use to bring in a forward?? Like who?!?!
You are just full of assumptions and poor comprehension skills. I kever said the offense was fine. I have been saying all along they need a change but mot a drastic one. I also said the cap space saved in the toffolinand pearson traded would help bring in a forward. I also clearly said 70 and 73 has no trade value to the point of bringing back a player. If you think they are unable to at least dump their contracts because of their skill you are just clearly biased against them. The Kings can at least find a taker for their money. Thats over 7 million saved if you dimp them. 7 million can get you 1 effective forward. We both know that. And i said that trading Martinez or Muzzon could account for bringing in another forward. I dont care what you have to say about those 2. Martinez or Muzzom have enough trade value to get someone decent back. Ok so lets recap just so you understand. Saved money from trading 70/73+ trading 1 defenseman= 2 new forwards that can help the offense. Get it?
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