Kings to sign Joel Edmundson from Toronto

[dannybuoy1]

 

[emsomaso]

It’s official, Blake sucks!!!!

 

[Statue4Deano]

This move is about 4 years too late. I am not a fan at all.

 

[dannybuoy1]

Guy has not played a full season in the NHL in 10 years. Perfect Blake signing.

Yay us!

 

[Statue4Deano]

4 year term is just mind boggling.

 

[dannybuoy1]

Rob: I understand you have never played a full season in 10 years?

Joel: Nope

Rob: Aww you are adorable. You remind me of Kovy, let me give you 4 million for the next four years.

 

[santiclaws]

What the f...

 

[dannybuoy1]

Please be true.

 

[Statue4Deano]

This is the worst signing of the day. Bar none. He won’t even play 100 games as a King. Book that.

 

[kIngsX]

Please be true.

Yes that’s a good idea. Look around a bit, no hurry, nothing to see here

 

[TooCool]

Buck Flake has no idea what he's doing.

 

[Statue4Deano]

Dumping PLD and replacing his contract with Kuemper and Edmundson might be the peak of Blake’s GM career.

 

[rajuabju]

This means Roy is gone. Which is a TERRIBLE downgrade.

 

[ICE24]

This means Roy is gone. Which is a TERRIBLE downgrade.

I believe Roy signed with the Caps

 

[santiclaws]

So having calmed down a bit, this is not a terrible signing. An upgrade to Englund; JE played on the 2nd pair for TO and will play on the 3rd here. Less than a 10% raise over his last contract. A steady, fairly nasty guy for Clarke to play with. And the Kings always have to overpay for UFAs. LA has never been a super attractive destination for UFAs for tax and other reasons, even after the Cup wins. So the Kings probably had to add another year to be able to sign him over whoever else was interested.

With him and Jeannot in the lineup the Kings are a lot less pleasant to play against.

 

[Statue4Deano]

So having calmed down a bit, this is not a terrible signing. An upgrade to Englund; JE played on the 2nd pair for TO and will play on the 3rd here. Less than a 10% raise over his last contract. A steady, fairly nasty guy for Clarke to play with. And the Kings always have to overpay for UFAs. LA has never been a super attractive destination for UFAs for tax and other reasons, even after the Cup wins. So the Kings probably had to add another year to be able to sign him over whoever else was interested.

With him and Jeannot in the lineup the Kings are a lot less pleasant to play against.

Is he an upgrade over Englund?

 

[santiclaws]

Is he an upgrade over Englund?

Yes. Englund is a 6-7 guy. Edmondson is a 4-5, who was a second pairing D-man on a pretty good playoff team last season. Health is an issue with him, but hopefully playing third-pairing minutes against weaker competition will help with that.

 

[jom]

Can we just buy him out now and save some time?

jom

 

[dannybuoy1]

 

[orpheus]

So who are we gonna trade him to the Caps next year for?