Resigning Scott Laughton

VCRW said:
What would be the cap hit resulting from buying out Doughty? The other option is a trade with $$$ retained. Either way, he needs to go. Drew has proven his unsuitability at 1D. Ask him if he will accept a lesser role. When he declines then he must go. At $11 million, he is hurting the entire organization.
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I don't need Doughty to leave. He only has 1 more year. I just need him to accept a lesser role on the team. And for whoever's coaching to put him in that role. Doughty need to take a lesson from LeBron James of all people. He saw that on the Lakers we was the 3rd best option behind Doncic & Reaves. And he accepted that role. Doughty needs to do the same. If not then yes, trade him.
DarkLeftHand said:
Lots of questions with Kopi leaving, and the way QB is playing with Laferrière and Moore.. makes me wonder if they will try to slot Turcotte in between juice and bread on the 1st line, to see how that goes. Then sign Laughton to keep that 3rd line churning. There are almost no UFA centers of note coming available, so..
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I really don't know about Turcotte as an option. His only advantage is that he's under contract for next season. But right now he can't crack the lineup. And even when he did he didn't have much of an impact. So can he really play 2C or even 1C and succeed? The best thing is if he's part of a package to get a 1 or 2C.

And yes we need to resign Laughton. I thought from day 1 they should've given him an extension. He's the perfect 3rd liner for this team.
 
Dr. Tran said:
I don't need Doughty to leave. He only has 1 more year. I just need him to accept a lesser role on the team. And for whoever's coaching to put him in that role. Doughty need to take a lesson from LeBron James of all people. He saw that on the Lakers we was the 3rd best option behind Doncic & Reaves. And he accepted that role. Doughty needs to do the same. If not then yes, trade him.

I really don't know about Turcotte as an option. His only advantage is that he's under contract for next season. But right now he can't crack the lineup. And even when he did he didn't have much of an impact. So can he really play 2C or even 1C and succeed? The best thing is if he's part of a package to get a 1 or 2C.

And yes we need to resign Laughton. I thought from day 1 they should've given him an extension. He's the perfect 3rd liner for this team.
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Yeah the thing is, nobody’s trading a REAL number one center our way, unless Byfield or Clarke +++ is going back the other direction, which just creates more gaps. Turcotte is likely just going to have to be a stop gap/hold over until the season after next. Maybe Vancouver still wants to move on from Petterson, but at what cost? If it’s Turcotte, one of our goalie prospects, and a 1st, then sure, maybe it’s worth the gamble, but I am doubtful that gets Vancouver in the mood. Maybe if you can trade Turcotte for a low end veteran 2C such as Strome, and hope the skill shines between juice and bread.. but I’m of the opinion that if it comes to that, maybe it’s better just to let Turcotte have a go and hope he has a mild resurgence like Mittelstadt. Like I said, as long as you have a center who can win faceoffs and play with pace on that top line, it might be just as good as playing ‘go fish’..
 
DoubleMinor said:
So I was thinking the same thing about having a ton of space available but noticed one of the bloggers saying that in reality there is only 2-3 million once the Kempe & Panarin contracts kick in. I think the blogger is mostly correct though which is worrisome.
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I just looked; including Panarin and Kempe's new contracts, the Kings have about $85.5M in contracts committed for next season. The cap is projected at $104M. Say they give Clarke $7M; they'll have $11.5M in space.
 
santiclaws said:
I just looked; including Panarin and Kempe's new contracts, the Kings have about $85.5M in contracts committed for next season. The cap is projected at $104M. Say they give Clarke $7M; they'll have $11.5M in space.
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I would give Clarke $8 million. But we should still be good.
 
santiclaws said:
I can't imagine the Kings are remotely considering playing Turk at 1C or 2C. The guy is a healthy scratch while Ward and Wright are playing; but suddenly he'll be handed a top six role? I'll be surprised if he's not traded this summer for a bag of pucks.
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Unless he's injured right now, I think Turc's window has closed here and he'll probably be a thrown-in on an offseason trade.
 
Bollocks said:
7 million for 4-5 years. If he explodes he gets the cash monies when he's 27-28, a big payday 8 year contract that runs out when he's 35-36.
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Sanderson’s getting $8 million. Power’s getting $8.4 million. Faber’s getting $8.5 million. Seider’s getting $8.6 million. And Luke Hughes is getting $9 million. Clarke isn’t getting much less than those guys. And if the Kings try to lowball him by saying he isn’t a #1 or doesn’t play in all situations, that’s not on him. That’s on the coaches. If that happens he would probably want to sign the shortest contract possible to get to UFA & then bounce. Or just request a trade out of here because the team is costing him money.
 
Dr. Tran said:
Sanderson’s getting $8 million. Power’s getting $8.4 million. Faber’s getting $8.5 million. Seider’s getting $8.6 million. And Luke Hughes is getting $9 million. Clarke isn’t getting much less than those guys. And if the Kings try to lowball him by saying he isn’t a #1 or doesn’t play in all situations, that’s not on him. That’s on the coaches. If that happens he would probably want to sign the shortest contract possible to get to UFA & then bounce. Or just request a trade out of here because the team is costing him money.
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I'm not saying Ken should lowball him or force the issue. Just saying what IMO his worth is. Owen Power is overpaid, the others are, at this point, a fair bit more complete players, logging considerable higher minutes.

And it isn't the coach's fault that Clarke isn't playing on PK. He most likely isn't very good at it.

That definitely would be a factor in negotiations. It's also one of the reasons DD is still on the team. If BC was a complete package already, DD could be expendable. As things stand, he isn't.

I could see Ken offering a 4-5x2 kind of deal, too. Let the next extension be the next GM's problem.
 
Where will Kuzy and Fiala fit into the lineup next year if Kuzy is re-signed?

With those two guys back, I will expect our offense will be a little better. But there’s still a gaping hole in D when Dumo and Ceci are paired on the ice. That needs to be addressed.
 
King of Pentacle5 said:
Where will Kuzy and Fiala fit into the lineup next year if Kuzy is re-signed?

With those two guys back, I will expect our offense will be a little better. But there’s still a gaping hole in D when Dumo and Ceci are paired on the ice. That needs to be addressed.
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May not be the answer you want to hear, but the Kings have actually done a good job so far this season with attracting some of the top unsigned college and minor league D-man to tryouts/camp over the past 30 days. I like the way they are aggressively going after some of the more offensive-minded D prospects out there.

I expect more of this on the way.


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LA Kings bring in NCAA's top goal scorer this summer

A big addition was made to the Los Angeles Kings' lineup roster for the Development Camp for top prospects in the team's minor league and developmental organiza
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DryKing said:
May not be the answer you want to hear, but the Kings have actually done a good job so far this season with attracting some of the top unsigned college and minor league D-man to tryouts/camp over the past 30 days. I like the way they are aggressively going after some of the more offensive-minded D prospects out there.

I expect more of this on the way.


rinkroyalty.com

LA Kings bring in NCAA's top goal scorer this summer

A big addition was made to the Los Angeles Kings' lineup roster for the Development Camp for top prospects in the team's minor league and developmental organiza
rinkroyalty.com rinkroyalty.com
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Can you explain exactly how this works? I watch/follow all the sports and hockey has always been the most confusing when it comes to player rights etc. Does this mean they are in the Kings organization now? Also how do high level players not end up getting drafted? Or immediately signed after.
 
mik999999 said:
Can you explain exactly how this works? I watch/follow all the sports and hockey has always been the most confusing when it comes to player rights etc. Does this mean they are in the Kings organization now? Also how do high level players not end up getting drafted? Or immediately signed after.
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A camp invite does not give the Kings any rights to the player. The players in question were likely on the bubble as far as being drafted, but just missed the cut, so they are hoping that the additional exposure will entice the team to sign them. They are UFAs.
 
santiclaws said:
A camp invite does not give the Kings any rights to the player. The players in question were likely on the bubble as far as being drafted, but just missed the cut, so they are hoping that the additional exposure will entice the team to sign them. They are UFAs.
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Agreed. They come to camp for the exposure and ultimately with the hope of impressing and receiving an offer.

Kings hope that the player will come in and impress, and provide them the first shot at making an offer.

The plus to a player such as Stavroff is not only has he bloomed in the NCAA, but he also has a couple more years of development under his belt and hopefully, as an over-ager, is that much closer to joining the NHL team.

Using Scott Parse, as an example, he went undrafted, spent 4 years in the NCAA, won the Hobey Baker his final season then signed a contract with the Kings. It still took him a couple more seasons of pro development, though, to finally join the Kings roster. His career, though, was short lived.

Probably the most successful examples of making to the NHL this route are Martin St. Louis, Adam Oates, Ed Belfour, Chris Kunitz, Torey Krug and, most recently, Chris Tanev.
 
HeadInjury said:
Given our lack of center depth, the general lack of center UFAs this offseason, and the fact he definitely is a fit, pay this man his money.
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Totally agree. He's been a perfect fit. He's played solid D, has been good in the faceoff for, and he's stood up for teammates in scrums.

The FA market will probably suck so I'd try to extend the guy who's been a great fit so far. Turcotte isn't going to be a 3C, I'm afraid.
 
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