Thread: Kovalchuk is a NJ Devil. Now, get over it already.

Originally Posted by PUCKBOY25

If Atlanta trades Kovy that would signal a rebuild with youth. What other team has the youth assets and picks the KINGS have ? It would take a package of the KINGS top prospects and high picks !! The addition of Kovy by subtraction of any of the top six is not what DL is gonna do.....

Smyth, Kopitar, Williams, Frolov, Kovalchuk, Schenn.

i think next season's Kings could live without Brown.


now whether or not i'd trade Brown is another story.

Originally Posted by VCRW

Deja vu? Isn't this the exact deal Goallum, you and I were proposing in October 2008? It's still a good deal and one I hope DL can finally make happen.

yeah.

but in losing Johnson... they would have to make a deal for another defenseman.

Regarding the goalie portion of the case, thankfully Dean already got the opportunity to experiment on another team first in a similar case. ::COUGH:: Nabokov ::COUGH:: Kiprusoff ::COUGH:: Toskala ::COUGH::

Originally Posted by gescom

it'd be a gamble, but one i definitely think he can finally win given where the Kings are and the clear direction they're trending.

Bernier is where you want him to be and a problem you beg to have.

Absolutely it's a gamble and one for once the Kings are in a position to make. The Kings are finally in a position to win long term and that's what's been missing the last 5-6 years which has killed getting good players to sign here in the last 5-6 years.

I think the key to the deal is what Kovalchuk has told Wadell behind closed doors. Does he want to resign and help Atlanta contend or has losing so much over the years made him want to get out and start fresh anywhere else but Atlanta? That to me is what will drive Wadell into whatever final destination this goes too. I mean the Kings are one of maybe 4-5 teams who can take on that kind of salary AND have the assets so although there should be other players probably only 2-3 teams can even entertain this type of deal so the Kings should be the frontrunners.

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Originally Posted by gescom

Smyth, Kopitar, Williams, Frolov, Kovalchuk, Schenn.

i think next season's Kings could live without Brown.


now whether or not i'd trade Brown is another story.

I just like Brown and think he is the type of guy who will be a playoff stud. He is signed to one of the least threatening bargain contracts in the league. He seems to be a hard worker and a great teammate. You don't trade these guys.

BTW I saw him walking on water the other day too.

Another thing to consider is, despite Brown not scoring points these days (I still blame Purcell)... IF Brown is traded, the Kings become a fairly soft team.

You'd have Simmonds on offense that plays physical, Parse, and then what Greene and Johnson and that is it?

I still agree that talent outweighs toughness, but that has to be considered as a factor.

The Kings do play better when they come out physical. Which can be said about most of the NHL. Checking causes turnovers which creates scoring chances.

this will be massive thread.

and... Kovy will never end up with the Kings.

Originally Posted by gescom

Smyth, Kopitar, Williams, Frolov, Kovalchuk, Schenn.

i think next season's Kings could live without Brown.


now whether or not i'd trade Brown is another story.

If this beautiful top 6 lineup ever happens, Williams better be on the freakin' second line!!!

Originally Posted by Ronny Kneecaps

I just like Brown and think he is the type of guy who will be a playoff stud. He is signed to one of the least threatening bargain contracts in the league. He seems to be a hard worker and a great teammate. You don't trade these guys.

BTW I saw him walking on water the other day too.

his cap hit is low, but it isn't a bargain until he can prove otherwise.

it's his intangibles in relation to the organization that you cannot buy, you can only rear from within.