Thread: Loktionov traded for Devils 5th round pick

Oh please, a 5th is almost an overpayment.

Not exactly the return I was hoping for. Oh well, good luck to him.

I feel like he had higher value than that. Oh well. Loktionov, we hardly knew ye...

Remember when we all nutted over his 1st NHL goal?

Andrei Loktionov first NHL goal - YouTube

KINGS ACQUIRE FIFTH ROUND SELECTION
IN 2013 NHL DRAFT FROM NEW JERSEY
IN EXCHANGE FOR ANDREI LOKTIONOV


LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have acquired a fifth-round selection in the 2013 NHL Draft from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forward Andrei Loktionov, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.

Loktionov, 22, has played in 59 career NHL games (all with the Kings), recording 14 points (7-7=14) and four penalty minutes. The 5-10, 179-pound native of Voskresensk, Russia was drafted by the Kings in the fifth round (123rd overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

This season, Loktionov has appeared in 37 games for the Manchester Monarchs (AHL), recording 22 points (7-15=22) and six penalty minutes.

Combination of non existent market for a small center and maybe a slight favor to Lou?

I would have expected a little more, but the market is what the market is.

If he is worth a lot more than a fifth, someone else would have offered better.

I'm not sure why it's still such a difficult thing to understand that trades don't always get equal value. Everyone knew that he had no spot on this team and that the Kings would have to move him. It's not like some team is going to overpay for a guy who only fits a particular role and hasn't proven that he can do it full time in the NHL.

I can't wait to see the ****storm that happens when they move Bernier for a 3rd or 4th.

Originally Posted by Helvetica

Combination of non existent market for a small center and maybe a slight favor to Lou?

Yeah, what I was thinking.

He is AHL bound, is he going to ask Lou for trade now?

Good luck Loktionov....

Best of luck Lokti. Obviously not an ideal return, but sometimes you just can't make chicken soup, even if ya have the chicken.