The Trade Deadline Thread

Deciding what to trade for is like deciding which part of this car do you replace first?

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symbology said:
Is that really you Blando? Not signed up with the Athletic, so cannot read the article.
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Me either, but it showed up for free on a google search.

Says he was really shocked by the trade. His mom said he couldn't understand why they (meaning the Kings) didn't want him.

Point being, the narrative that he wouldn't sign in LA, or wanted to be a free agent, or only wanted to play for the Wild is completely debunked by his own words and those of his family.

And yes, its me. Lost the email with my login ages ago, been lurking about for a while.
 
Sultanic said:
Me either, but it showed up for free on a google search.

Says he was really shocked by the trade. His mom said he couldn't understand why they (meaning the Kings) didn't want him.

Point being, the narrative that he wouldn't sign in LA, or wanted to be a free agent, or only wanted to play for the Wild is completely debunked by his own words and those of his family.

And yes, its me. Lost the email with my login ages ago, been lurking about for a while.
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Where the f*** is Victor Buono! You can't just go from being a king to being a sultan!
 
Sultanic said:
Me either, but it showed up for free on a google search.

Says he was really shocked by the trade. His mom said he couldn't understand why they (meaning the Kings) didn't want him.

Point being, the narrative that he wouldn't sign in LA, or wanted to be a free agent, or only wanted to play for the Wild is completely debunked by his own words and those of his family.

And yes, its me. Lost the email with my login ages ago, been lurking about for a while.
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Well it is nice to have you around again.
 
Sultanic said:
Says he was really shocked by the trade. His mom said he couldn't understand why they (meaning the Kings) didn't want him.

Point being, the narrative that he wouldn't sign in LA, or wanted to be a free agent, or only wanted to play for the Wild is completely debunked by his own words and those of his family.
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In all honesty that doesn't debunk anything. It sounds like in reality we will never really know - though actions do speak louder than words.

I mean it's kinda like Blake saying that Todd's job was not in jeopardy...
 
DryKing said:
In all honesty that doesn't debunk anything. It sounds like in reality we will never really know - though actions do speak louder than words.

I mean it's kinda like Blake saying that Todd's job was not in jeopardy...
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If I had to guess, what happened is the Kings wanted to sign Faber when DD was out injured. He did not want to sign and he wanted to stay in school. That bit of info then became He never wanted to sign, or was never going to sign here. I think it was Knies on Toronto that did the same exact thing and was Faber's teammate. He ended up signing for his club without issue.

Hard to say what the truth is. I do recall Hoven saying the Kings felt that he would not sign here. That could be Blake just giving a reason for moving the kid in a trade.
 
Sultanic said:
Read this, tells you everything you need to know.
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Thank you for sourcing this - it is the first time I’ve actually seen proof that he was at all invested in the Kings and I have definitely looked. So foremost I stand corrected.

Actually pretty surprised he felt that way, but glad Blake “treated him like gold,” per the article. Not glad to hear him say “they didn’t want me,” as that’s the same thing Vilardi said this season. Vibes.

That said, actions have consequences and while Faber had every right to do what he did, he made his own position shakier and made himself more of a chip. Had Vilardi not shown such abysmal attitude in previous seasons I believe he too would have been more valued by Blake. Trades and value judgement aside, I think there’s at least a logic there.
 
Clif said:
Thank you for sourcing this - it is the first time I’ve actually seen proof that he was at all invested in the Kings and I have definitely looked. So foremost I stand corrected.

Actually pretty surprised he felt that way, but glad Blake “treated him like gold,” per the article. Not glad to hear him say “they didn’t want me,” as that’s the same thing Vilardi said this season. Vibes.

That said, actions have consequences and while Faber had every right to do what he did, he made his own position shakier and made himself more of a chip. Had Vilardi not shown such abysmal attitude in previous seasons I believe he too would have been more valued by Blake. Trades and value judgement aside, I think there’s at least a logic there.
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Fair or not, Vilardi couldn’t stay healthy. That and his inability to play Center sealed his fate imo.
 
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Not to insinuate that anyone on the Kongs is currently lighting it up, but Vilardi has zero points in his last 6 games. He's still streaky.
 
Dexter said:
Not to insinuate that anyone on the Kongs is currently lighting it up, but Vilardi has zero points in his last 6 games. He's still streaky.
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He, like Iafallo, has been up and down the lineup. Vilardi was playing 4th line at one point. Iafallo has been a healthy scratch or playing 3/4 line. Kupari has been, and may still be injured. I was always more upset about losing the second round pick than losing those 3 players.
 
VCRW said:
He, like Iafallo, has been up and down the lineup. Vilardi was playing 4th line at one point. Iafallo has been a healthy scratch or playing 3/4 line. Kupari has been, and may still be injured. I was always more upset about losing the second round pick than losing those 3 players.
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The cost of getting off that Iafallo contract.
 
I hate these threads cause if you click the last page it seems like a trade was made and I'm like huh where and get excited and/or scared.
 
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