Blake's Contract Has Been Extended (Per Hoven)

Well, even people with contracts can be fired.

Dude better use these prospects right.
 
At this point, I’m happy with it. He’s carrying out the plan and it’s headed the right way. I know some of you will not be happy, but really ask yourself if he wasn’t named Rob Blake how would you feel?
 
I think he's done enough to earn an extension. Cutting him now to go with a new direction seems self defeating anyways.
 
He didn’t deserve 4 years. I would have given him 2
 
Birdman said:
He didn’t deserve 4 years. I would have given him 2
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Would've been insulting. He's earned the contract, if we don't give him 4-5 years, I have a feeling someone else might. You give the 4-5 years, knowing if things implode in two years and we're still nowhere you fire him.
 
If he wasn't named Rob Blake jt would like him more. heh

I think this is fine and, yes, he'd better use his prospects correctly...meaning they need to keep the development system going. Not hiring questionable "advisors".

jom
 
Illegal_Stick said:
Would've been insulting. He's earned the contract, if we don't give him 4-5 years, I have a feeling someone else might. You give the 4-5 years, knowing if things implode in two years and we're still nowhere you fire him.
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What has he earned? Which draft picks of his are impact NHL players? What huge trades has he made in the Kings' favor.

He hasn't done a bad job but he's done nothing extraordinary. Tearing down a team, selling off the assets for draft picks, and then generally selecting the best player available is not overly difficult. Paying an OK coach like Todd, a top-5 salary is not a great accomplishment.

Hopefully armed with the 5-year contract, Blake takes off the training wheels and starts making some bigger moves.
 
hokiecat said:
What has he earned? Which draft picks of his are impact NHL players? What huge trades has he made in the Kings' favor.

He hasn't done a bad job but he's done nothing extraordinary. Tearing down a team, selling off the assets for draft picks, and then generally selecting the best player available is not overly difficult. Paying an OK coach like Todd, a top-5 salary is not a great accomplishment.

Hopefully armed with the 5-year contract, Blake takes off the training wheels and starts making some bigger moves.
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But see this is the thing about Blake - I think a lot of people's problems with Blake are mainly the fact that he is Blake....

So, Turcotte - so far looks good, but maybe/probably not the best use of a #5 pick? Byfield hasn't proven anything yet (no one's fault, injuries etc.) Some bad moves - Kovalchuck, etc. and some prospects that are not sure things... even Petersen up until a few days ago was a real concern and still could be. BUT....

Lemieux acquisition looks pretty damn smart to me. (no one seems to ever mention the acquisition side of his great year)
Danault acquisition looks great (some think it's too long, I know. I don't.)
Durzi, Moore pickups are good, not great yet, but they could be.
Iafallo signing looks good... though he's in a slump at the moment.
TM was not my pick for coach, but if he keeps going at this rate this year then that's a good signing
Bjornfoot shows signs, but he's not there yet. Could say same for other young D-men.
League wide, he seems to be respected for putting together an amazing prospect pool....

I mean, you don't have to agree with all that, but how do you look at that list and really ask what he's earned? He took over a team with no prospects and now look at it. Your point, I'm sure, is yeah but none of it's panned out yet. Well, no. That's how it goes sometimes. I wish we had some of the Ducks younger guys (that we could have had,) but for most players it takes time.

It's trending in the right direction and you reward that with a standard 4-5 year deal. You don't have to ride out that whole contract. Like I said, year 2 and 3, nothing's getting to that next level, he's gone, but that is how you play the game. I don't see how you look at what he's done and then just give a measly two year extension.
 
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hokiecat said:
What has he earned? Which draft picks of his are impact NHL players? What huge trades has he made in the Kings' favor.

He hasn't done a bad job but he's done nothing extraordinary. Tearing down a team, selling off the assets for draft picks, and then generally selecting the best player available is not overly difficult. Paying an OK coach like Todd, a top-5 salary is not a great accomplishment.
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Going price for potatoes.
 
honestly, who gives two ****s what he pays Todd McClellan. If you want to argue that McClellan is a bad coach, go for it. Would be happy to see somebody lay out a reasoned argument there. But the actual salary has literally no bearing on the team.
 
For all the recent grousing I've been doing on this site I really don't have a compelling argument for not extending Blake. I have a general aversion to the idea of a 5 year contract but if that's what the business need then that's what it needs. Hell with as weird as this season's been we can't even say the plan is off target since they put it out there that the playoffs are a target and they are in a spot at the moment. I certainly didn't even think they'd be really close unless everyone else sucked.
 
Illegal_Stick said:
If Lombardi was fired over his first round disasters, he wouldn't have been there to win us those cups. It happens.
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Hickey and Teubert were wasteful enough... it seems any successful first round draft picks from the Lombardi era ended up getting moved in Deano's Desperation Decisions.

Turcotte is going to be a good player for a long time. Will we still be whining about Zegras when the Kings pass the Ducks in the standings?
 
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VCRW said:
Hickey and Teubert were wasteful enough... it seems any successful first round draft picks from the Lombardi era ended up getting moved in Deano's Desperation Decisions.

Turcotte is going to be a good player for a long time. Will we still be whining about Zegras when the Kings pass the Ducks in the standings?
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Ha ha - you know we will.
 
https://pittsburghhockeynow.com/pittsburgh-penguins-ron-hextall-philadelphia-flyers-bobby-clarke-rips-gm/

I'm sure most of you have seen this, but apparently a good thing our old AGM wasn't there to take the job before Blakey.

“We get the second pick in the draft, and we end up drafting Nolan Patrick. None of our scouts wanted Nolan Patrick. I know where Patrick should have gone after his performances in Brandon (WHL), and he’s a pretty good player, but..(scouts) wanted Makar.
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EDIT: FWIW - a scout has already denied this, saying yes they didn't want Patrick, but it wasn't Makar they wanted. It was Heiskanen
 
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