2024-25 Season Thread

[PuckinUgly57]

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The Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers agreed to a trade for J.T. Miller, according to a league source. A trade call has not happened yet, the source said.

Along with Miller, the Canucks are sending Erik Brännström and Jackson Dorrington to the Rangers for Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini and a top-13 protected 2025 first-round pick, a league source said.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Ya, for not much imo

I don't know about you, but no single player on the Kings strikes me as a needle mover. They literally have no value but aren't great NHL players either.

I guess Fiala could be sent off but then who would absorb that contract and what else would Bowlby have to send?

The more and more you look at this team, the more and more you start to accept "we're screwed ". Completely overachieved the early part of the season, this is what we got.

And this team will not get past the WCQF if not making them at all.

 

[Kings4OT]

I don't know about you, but no single player on the Kings strikes me as a needle mover. They literally have no value but aren't great NHL players either.

I guess Fiala could be sent off but then who would absorb that contract and what else would Bowlby have to send?

The more and more you look at this team, the more and more you start to accept "we're screwed ". Completely overachieved the early part of the season, this is what we got.

And this team will not get past the WCQF if not making them at all.

If you look back in the off season thread im positive I mentioned this exact thing as well in the thread last night about PLG. Kings have nothing, zero not 1 asset they could move. Kings fans hung their hopes on Buster to become a game changer and Clarke to become Karlsson 2.0....After the PLG treatment I hold little hope that the Kings can entice a game breaking FA so hopefully they can make something happen with the mediocre FAs heading our way as your not gonna see anything from the pipeline....If your pumping Buster as is now 5y later then when do you expect our 1st rounder this year greentree..2030? Not looking good

 

[PuckinUgly57]

I forgot to mention Kempe, he would bring back the absolute most. But I'd hate to see him leave, and whatever he does bring back won't make up for his loss. The Kings have zero trade chips sans draft picks.

Blake has built this team so horribly it should be a crime. Stuck with hope on a 5 year 2OA, overpriced Moore, Lewis still getting nightly minutes, it's absurd.

 

[Kings4OT]

I forgot to mention Kempe, he would bring back the absolute most. But I'd hate to see him leave, and whatever he does bring back won't make up for his loss. The Kings have zero trade chips sans draft picks.

Blake has built this team so horribly it should be a crime. Stuck with hope on a 5 year 2OA, overpriced Moore, Lewis still getting nightly minutes, it's absurd.

For sure, him moving is 100% surrender and start of trying to rebuild. As is, does he want to resign his next contract in LA? Most likely doubftul and he will be dangled as a ufa trade bait for a contender at that time next season? Fiala could net a pick / prospect as could Kopistar or DD8....any of those moved are signal of a very tough 4 to 6 years up coming at minimum. During this skid we have been hoping for a break, if you look back at all the breaks this season that went LAs way and got them the win or at least OT point and switch those breaks to 50/50 the Kings would be outside the PO spot probably by 6 or more points....go back and count all those games they won that and watching we know they shouldnt have been in....I know its why they play the game out, but if your relying on breaks to win youve already lost.