Nick Kypreos is tweeting about Willie Mitchell

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and it appears that he is heading to the LA Kings (unconfirmed)...

 

[ritari330]

I choose not to believe it yet.....

 

[jstewismybastardson]

sucks ... if he was to go somewhere i was hoping it would be to the east ... washington should have stepped up with an extra year like the kings

 

[BOSSMANPC]

He didn't mention Toronto? HMMMMM.

 

[mattola]

he is rarely wrong in tweets like this.

must mean Bieksa is staying.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

wow ... team1040 saying its $3 mill per year ... coming off his 3rd career concussion ... Mike Liut did some good work

 

[BOSSMANPC]

wow ... team1040 saying its $3 mill per year ... coming off his 3rd career concussion ... Mike Liut did some good work

3 Mil? Maybe he can take Connolly off of our hands he is the master of concussions.

 

[mooger_35]

$3million for 2 years? Wow, that smells a bit desperate.

he will help them though.

 

[mattola]

good for willie squeezing that much out of them.

good luck willie thanks for giving up the puck in game 4.......

 

[puckhead]

wow ... team1040 saying its $3 mill per year ... coming off his 3rd career concussion ... Mike Liut did some good work

a four-team bidding war will do that.
Good for Willie.


Kings D looks pretty damned strong on the top 4 now.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

a four-team bidding war will do that.
Good for Willie.


Kings D looks pretty damned strong on the top 4 now.

no one else was offering 2 years though apparently ... so you would figure the kings could have offered less

 

[jstewismybastardson]

wow ... 2 years 7 mill ... same salary coming off the 3rd concussion of his career

 

[puckhead]

wow ... 2 years 7 mill ... same salary coming off the 3rd concussion of his career

and yes, LA needed to make a splash at something after being bridesmaid all summer long.
so winning a bidding war may not be a bad PR move

 

[jstewismybastardson]

and yes, LA needed to make a splash at something after being bridesmaid all summer long.
so winning a bidding war may not be a bad PR move

I dont know ... is it really a splash if the guy is a defensive dman possibly 1 hit away from retirement? and is it really a bidding war if no one else was offering a 2nd year?

I guess its a better pr move than blowing their wad on Kovy and then not being able to sign Doughty, Johnson or Bernier after next year

 

[puckhead]

I dont know ... is it really a splash if the guy is a defensive dman possibly 1 hit away from retirement? and is it really a bidding war if no one else was offering a 2nd year?

I guess its a better pr move than blowing their wad on Kovy and then not being able to sign Doughty, Johnson or Bernier after next year

it's a body that they didn't have before, that other teams were trying to get.
it's management being able to say "look, we didn't actually do nothing this summer"
but yeah, it's a lot of dough (and term) for a big question mark.

 

[ritari330]

Yeah, I don't think I would have been as happy as I thought I would've had it been 2 years AND at 7 Mil. Probibly would have been fine with 1 year at that price or 2 and less, but damn.

And you were talking about the Kings needing to make a "splash", Caps were basicly in the same boat as the kings

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

That's a steep price for a guy who's had three concussions. It doesn't solve their need for a goal scorer either. Does this possibly mean Jack Johnson could be dealt for a top 3 or 6 forward?

 

[davnlaguna]

I must agree that I think it is an overpayment in cash ans years. However the Kings have always needed to do that. IF he can stay healthy he will be a great help to Jack Johnson. Last year Jack was teamed with a revolving door of scrubs. Having a stay at home guy to team up with will be a great help.

Sorry Bolts but I don't see JJ getting traded. For that top six forward the Kings need I don't see it happening. The Kings can not lose a roster guy right now. Maybe if the some team needs a back up goalie (Ersberg) or needs to lose cap space for prospects.

Now I feel a little better that the Kings can get the #5 spot in the West.

 

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Makes opening night in Vancouver a little extra special (with the Kings in town).

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Doughty
Johnson
Scuderi
Mitchell
Drewiske
Harrold

Now the question is when are Teubert, Hickey & Voynov going to be ready for the show? Forbert was a nice pick as well.