General Manager Ken Holland | 2025 NHL Draft | Pre-Draft Media Availability
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LAKingSteve
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Lots of interesting stuff, was following along on twitter as it was going on. Still working on Gavi, Spence wants more playing time, defense is a priority this offseason, Jeannot wants a larger role which is why he's likely leaving, Kuzy still in play as he expressed interest in staying in LA on a short "bet on himself" contract, still working on deal with Laff, likely to get Kempe extension done before next season...amongst other things.
Statue4Deano
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Holland is very forthcoming. As a fan you gotta appreciate that. Sounds like Turcotte and Spence are gone.
DryKing
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Sounds to me like Moore is gone, and Spence may be gone if they decide they don't see him in a role that gets regular playing time. Turcotte may be the new utility forward.
dannybuoy1
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So much more refreshing than Blake blaming others for his misfortunes.
My take away, Spence is gone. Loves Clarke. Moore, Spence, Tanner and Turcotte are gone. Quite honestly, outside of Spence, none of them added anything to this team that can't be replaced.
I am totally okay with whomever he wants to trade and thank god we are almost near the end of Doughty and Kopi's deals.
My take away, Spence is gone. Loves Clarke. Moore, Spence, Tanner and Turcotte are gone. Quite honestly, outside of Spence, none of them added anything to this team that can't be replaced.
I am totally okay with whomever he wants to trade and thank god we are almost near the end of Doughty and Kopi's deals.
Bollocks
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Ken hasn't had any misfortunes with the Kings yet where he could blame others. And Ken is also very much a household name in the GM exec world in where he can easily afford to be confident and assertive in his talking. But his legacy is built on a team that was built in a non-cap era and then, once cap did its work, it disintegrated into a very difficult to fix mess; and a team where he inherited a superstar duo that he f***** over super bad with one atrocious contract that's literally untradeable and bad cap management/veteran prioritization that resulted in a loss of a couple of young, talented players. And they drafted terribly and considering his apparent trust in Kings' scouting team I'm not really sure if he knows the Kings' scouts are that much better than the Oiler's scouts, if he learned from his time in Edmonton not to meddle in the drafting process OR if he just doesn't give a s*** about drafting since he knows his stints post-Detroit era are all about trying to maximize the most out of what he has to win now.
Talk is cheap. If he fails to bring the Kings over the hump in a couple of years and he f***s up the team's future in the process, it won't be pretty. There is some significant talent on this team and its pipeline that CAN be sacrificed in the process and if it will be...the consequences can be very long lasting and frustrating.
So far, so good, but again, he's yet to do anything, let alone anything good. Let's not get ahead of ourselves with too much optimism based on sweet talk over the phone.
LAKingSteve
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If Moore could pot 30 goals a year like he did previously, he'd be a keeper. But the rest, yeah, though the Turcotte contract is cheap right now. I see them likely getting rid of everyone but Turcotte unless he has to be included in a package for a bigger name.
Birdman
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You know, as much sh*t as Moore gets these days, he was pretty damn good on the wall and in the corners during the playoffs.
LAKingSteve
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I really haven't gotten on him much, if at all. I expected more out of him after the previous season, just hoping if he stays that he can prove the 31 goal season wasn't a fluke. I also think he was injured more than was let on. He missed 11 games but didn't look right at times.
I don't get all the hate on him. Sure it would be nice if he got 30+ goals every season, but he's defensively responsible, can eat up minutes and has a decent contract. It wouldn't surprise me if his name came up on nearly every call Holland has made to other GMs.
I thought he was pretty much the only skater able to move at normal speed--since Hiller pretty much ran the whole team (all 13 skaters) into the ground.
DryKing
Power Forward
He also still has some of the best stickhandling on the team. Just seems like the Kings don't know how best to use him - or are locked into giving opportunities to other players.
Main reason I can see trading Moore is that he hold high value based on his skill and contract.
Trading Turcotte, as other have mentioned, would just be silly given his trade value, skill and contract. We need to hold on to him and let him develop.
symbology
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Yep, and I said it for much the year last year. I think at some point he was injured and lots his quickness and eagerness for board battles. Late in the season even Fox mentioned that he was not 100% earlier in the year. So, for those down on him for an off year last year he needs to be cut some slack. He was not 100% for a good portion of it.
Statue4Deano
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23 year old RW Jack Quinn just signed a 2 year 3.375M contract.
I expect that sets the market for Laf.
I expect that sets the market for Laf.
DarkLeftHand
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I really like Trevor‘s game, he’s got a great motor and some pretty good skill. I think 31 goals in a season probably was a bit of a fluke, but I believe somewhere in the middle is a safe bet. Around 23 to 26 goals for a fully healthy season. As you noted, he definitely did not look right for at least 8 to 10 games after returning from his various ailments the past season.
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