Corey Perry to Kings (1yr)
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Pevsfreedom
somehow in south carolina
i quite
Earl
Super Star
I just want us to be hard to play against and Perry I think was 3rd in playoff goals so I'm not worried about his drop-off. I'm just sick of seeing Fiala and Kempe in scrums and Kuemper getting f***ed with the whole Edmonton series and not a single King did anything.
"contribute" being a relative term
I thought the exact same thing when I saw the news.
DoubleMinor
Top Forward
Carter said he and Perry were friends.
If me memory is correct Carter also said he didn’t appreciate how Perry played.
ICE24
Super Star
Getting involved in scrums against the Oilers, we all know a penalty would be levied against the Kings and then we know what happens.
Guinevere
TEAM LGK
Pevsfreedom
somehow in south carolina
lmao what
I read some article before the 1st about the Kings greatest need is a superstar/star player and I mostly felt the same way and we go and get a bunch of.. none of that. 4th years the charm? Or is it 5? I lost count. I sometimes feel Kempes all we got and can't wait for Kopi to retire (love him, but yeah).
boy1der
Your attention please...
Look, we all know he’s a pest, but we also all know he won’t throw a punch unless your back is turned and then he’ll run away. He’s not going to defend ANYBODY, so let’s stop all the tough to play against with Perry nonsense. He’s gonna p*ss people off for sure, but stand up? NOPE!
I hate this MFer. The fact that some of you actually think this is a good signing…that will tell you the state of this team. For THIS team, it might actually be, but I still hate it.
I feel like asset management has been horrible in the short time Holland has been here. I have hopes for the signings, but not for the price he paid and is paying. But then again, many players we like don’t want to play here, so what can we do?
I really felt like if we had gotten past the Oilers, the Kings would have strolled into the WCF. This team needs more heart and guys that say “we are up by 3? Let’s go up by5!” We don’t have those guys. Haven’t had them since ‘14. THAT’S who Holland should be going after. Guys like that. And explain to Hiller that playing “not to lose” is NOT an option.
I hate this MFer. The fact that some of you actually think this is a good signing…that will tell you the state of this team. For THIS team, it might actually be, but I still hate it.
I feel like asset management has been horrible in the short time Holland has been here. I have hopes for the signings, but not for the price he paid and is paying. But then again, many players we like don’t want to play here, so what can we do?
I really felt like if we had gotten past the Oilers, the Kings would have strolled into the WCF. This team needs more heart and guys that say “we are up by 3? Let’s go up by5!” We don’t have those guys. Haven’t had them since ‘14. THAT’S who Holland should be going after. Guys like that. And explain to Hiller that playing “not to lose” is NOT an option.
Pevsfreedom
somehow in south carolina
The only signing I really cared about this next year was in the head coach department but whatever.
LappyKings
Prospect
I feel bad now for our current players. Our management sucks and some of our players should leave to a contender. This is just utterly disgusting. LA sports have gone to #*%&^*W)!!!!
Bollocks
Top Forward
Requesting a trade isn't anything out of the ordinary, and I've yet to see anyone do it except maybe Spence, and his wish was granted.
Don't take pity on players. They're paid millions to do something they love to do and they can always, anytime either request a trade, not sign with a certain team or even retire for all I care. They can also come play in Europe for 10-20% of what they get in the NHL.
McSorleyFan
3rd Line Winger
Hockey, like any job, takes passion. If that love fades, showing up every day becomes a grind—and it’ll show in your performance. These players put in the work to get to the top, and they should be thankful for the opportunity to play professionally. But staying there takes just as much drive.
Requesting a trade isn't some dramatic betrayal—it’s part of the business. Sometimes a change of scenery is what a player needs to keep that spark alive. Spence did it, and hopefully for him it works out. It’s not about pity—it’s about recognizing that pro athletes are human too. Sure, they’re paid well, but money doesn’t fix burnout or frustration. If it did, nobody would ever ask out.
At the end of the day, it’s still a job, and loving what you do matters—no matter the paycheck.
JC6388LAKings
Super Star
Regarding the first paragraph there, we all remember the story of Alexandre Daigle. He was a phenomenon in the juniors until he got drafted. Once he hit the pros, he suddenly lost his passion and never was the same player that he was in his junior years. Him also desiring to make a lot of dough in his first five years contributed to his laziness and there's even a rule implemented by the league that prevents drafted players from circumventing the salary cap of their entry-level contracts, all thanks to Daigle (might as well be called the Alexandre Daigle Rule for that). At one point, he even briefly retired at the age of 25, because, surprise surprise, he wasn't interested in playing hockey anymore. The guy even said in an interview that he never wanted to play hockey yet stuck to the game because of his talent and this is coming from someone who hails from Quebec (he's from Laval, a suburb of Montreal). And we know that Canada doesn't take kindly to their own athletes who have no real love/passion of the sport that they're expected to participate in, especially hockey. Though he did return to playing in the NHL two years later until he quit on the league again in mid-2006. And let's not forget that one infamous statement of his after he got drafted number one overall in the 1993 draft: "I'm glad I got drafted first because no one remembers number two." Who was that number two at the time? Chris Freaking Pronger. And numbers four and five in that same draft were none other than Paul Kariya and Rob Niedermayer. While Kariya never won a Cup, he did have a very productive career and easily surpassed Daigle and as for R.Niedermayer, well, he won the Cup alongside his brother Scott and Pronger in 2007 even though it was with Anaheim. Daigle is a sad example of a potentially obscenely talented player who wasted himself on having his heart in the wrong place and getting greedy for money; no wonder he's considered a real draft bust. Oh, and that image of him being dressed up in a nurse outfit in a 90s hockey card ad pretty much sums up his career.
But yeah, we all understand that players will eventually request trades at some point in their careers. Indeed, hockey, like any sport, is a business. Expecting loyalty out of your players is a tall order unless they're committed to staying with the team they actually like playing for.
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