Word: There surely will be a lot of teams interested beyond just the Flyers and Isles. This will be one of the most interesting moves to track this summer.
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Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 9:45:58 PM
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Smyttie: I believe that to be true. I'll look into it over the next couple of days.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 9:17:47 PM
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Scribe: Word: I'm sure schroeder has a solution for that. :-)
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 9:25:14 PM
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ericd: Calling all you CBA geeks (uhmm Smyttie thats probably you... ;-)) - if we traded for a guy with a big contract, could we then use one of our compliance buy outs on him?... I am thinking in terms of a package with JB... if that were possible it could be a sales chip...
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 8:49:11 PM
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Word: Sam Carchidi
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Tweeps overwhelmingly say no to a No. 1 and Coots for Bernier. I agree. But Couturier for Bernier would be tempting, esp w Laughton close.
3:17 a.m. Wed, Jun 19
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Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 8:22:27 PM
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Smyttie: Well, LA paid Doughty 7M for 22 points in 48 games. Not a heck of a lot better. Hopefully Doughty will find is offensive mojo when he finally skates in a training camp again.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 8:12:23 PM
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Word: Nick Kypreos @RealKyper
Keep hearing #Kings Bernier will b traded sooner than later. With poss' Breeze buyout and Leiweke LA link, #Leafs #Flyers front-runners
1:00 a.m. Wed, Jun 19
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Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 8:01:34 PM
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htxt: I never get tired of both of those goals. That pass from Voynov is just beautiful. The kind of play that routinely disappeared on Jack Johnson.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 7:11:20 PM
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ericd: Scribe doesnt have enough hot dogs or sushi to make that work for us...
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 6:30:26 PM
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schroeder2: Freakin' awesome! Nino RIDER! What do I owe you for the rights?
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 5:49:34 PM
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nocloutier: he looked better than RR thats for sure. I know what you mean sometimes he didnt match the speed of rushing players and sometimes he would sag too much (too compensate) and end up screening the goalie... but his instincts on non-rush defense and PK were outstanding.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 5:29:28 PM
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Grinder: I would agree. Scuds was not as solid defensively as in previous seasons, but still played pretty well. He will be missed.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 5:03:41 PM
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greenking: Clifford and Lewis will be back at around 850k to a mill. King is still under contract...... going to be a real good camp this year.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 5:03:24 PM
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greenking: Scuds is gone unless he loves LA so much he takes a huge hair cut, with his style of play and the way he gives up his body for his team he should cash in with a team like LI, I wish him well he is gone. Thanks for breaking your face in game 6!
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 4:42:33 PM
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vbing: I don't know if it was because of having to carry so much of the load this year, but Scuds looked old to me this year.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 4:40:06 PM
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nocloutier: Regher signing does point to Scud departure.. and isnt he from LI? that is just too good a fit for him and he can totally cash in.. got his second cup under his belt and goes to a team that is up and coming.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 4:30:38 PM
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ericd: Yep... and I reckon if we throw in Martinez (or one of the other prospect D's we have...) and maybe our 3rd or one of our 4ths we might be able to also get NYI's first rounder too...
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 4:21:52 PM
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kingscast: Scuds makes all too much sense for the Islanders. They have tons of cap space to pay him and he would make a huge difference for them.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 4:16:52 PM
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nocloutier: due to the cap lowering, only the top half guys are going to get paid, then those left over will fight for scraps.. its will be very interesting as teams use up their cap space guys will be going for a discount because the market wont be there any more.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 3:57:38 PM
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kingscast: I agree. I could see a team giving Scuds $5M which is nuts.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 3:51:38 PM
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esaki: It won't by the end of the summer. Stay-at-home defensemen are going to get paid.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 3:46:45 PM
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Grinder: Voynov's deal makes Regehr look overpaid at $3M.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 3:43:22 PM
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nocloutier: shro2 hearts nino..maybe u could get him to endorse ur products. e.g. the nino RIDER
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 2:54:51 PM
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kingscast: You're right. But they're always time to change the mold!
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 2:54:13 PM
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Scribe: Good contract, but the average annual value still puts Lombardi between a rock a hard place in trying to keep Scuderi and others. It'll take a miracle now.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 2:52:24 PM
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chiboyla: Good deal for Voynov given the ridiculous market for defensemen right now. I'm still pessimistic that DL is going to sign Scuderi, given that he only has $7.5 of cap space left to deal with him AND Muzzin, Ellerby, Martinez, Richardson, Clifford, Nolan, Lewis, Penner and Bernier. Obviously, several of those guys are going to have to go (probably 2 defensemen, Richardson and Penner), and I can't see any of the RFAs other than perhaps Muzzin getting anything more than a 25% raise. It would help to get Mitchell's salary off the books. And what happens next year when Brown looks for a substantial raise? Yikes.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 2:41:21 PM
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schroeder2: I'd like to see Bernier to NYI in a deal for El Nino.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 2:40:09 PM
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naturallawyer: No kidding. He easily could've gotten over five mil just by forcing the Kings to match an offer sheet. Very good contract for a kid who apparently likes it here.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 2:10:35 PM
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azking: That's a great F'in deal for Voynov. $4.16/year for 6 years. Awesome value when you see the type of money thrown out there for players who have half his value. That's the type of deal a player signs that really wants to be on the team he is on and has bought in. Huge piece secured.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 2:04:28 PM
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lowdrive: I do like that Wang's fat kid will probably still be writing checks to DiPietro when his father has died. (he is signed until 2029)
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 1:58:20 PM
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Smyttie: Sample size for long term goalie signings by non-idiot GMs is really small. I'd argue that, including the Quick deal, the sample size is one. :-)
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 1:48:51 PM
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greenking: Slava a Rob Blake you are not, great deal for both sides. Way not to kill the cap!
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 1:44:55 PM
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esaki: It's hard to know whether these are hometown discounts, or whether the discounts are due to inordinately long-term deals. Kopitar's contract was at a discount, for instance, but it was also 2-3 years longer than it needed to be. Quick's contract was about 7 years longer than it needed to be.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 1:38:49 PM
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lowdrive: True, but he got a 10 year deal. That has historically gone very very poorly for teams signing goalies to long term deals =)
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 1:37:08 PM
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kingscast: I think so. I guess you could argue that Quick could have received more. He also added two years to bring his cap hit down to $5.5M.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 1:30:21 PM
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lowdrive: Is this the first time a Kings player has taken a home town discount?
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 1:28:42 PM
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naturallawyer: That is awesome. Makes that Carter trade look even better if that was possible. :-)
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 1:24:28 PM
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kingscast: The biggest "LOL" of it all is that Voynov's cap hit is less than the guy he replaced: Jack "WTF" Johnson! :)
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 1:16:37 PM
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naturallawyer: Love it. Coulda been way worse. Good work DL.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 1:08:55 PM
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kingscast: Good signing. Well done, Lombardi. Slava was the highest scoring defenseman in the playoffs until LA's exit. Lots of upside there.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 12:32:17 PM
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esaki: I like it. Fair price and it bought out at least one UFA year.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 12:16:04 PM
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htxt: 6 years, 25 million for Slava.
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Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 12:14:28 PM
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htxt: Well, he didn’t break in until he was 23, which a bit on the late side for a guy with that much talent. These days you see kids put into the lineup at age 19, 20.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 12:02:43 PM
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Grinder: Any Eastern Conference team would be a good destination for Bernier. I don't want him playing against the Kings too often. :-)
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 11:36:28 AM
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esaki: The Datsyuk contract is a surprise. He had the Wings convinced he was going back to Russia. Sucks up a lot of money, and I think that's one of the teams that would've pursued Scuderi hard. Unfortunately for the Kings, there will be others.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 11:26:03 AM
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Word: He should have put in a clause that said he gets to watch all the hockey he wants. :-]
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 10:03:51 AM
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Grinder: My brother got engaged in August 2011. His only criteria for the wedding date was it had to be after the Stanley Cup Playoffs were over. You could say that was pretty incredible planning. :-)
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 8:28:42 AM
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azking: DL sounds pissed at Mitchell. He has basically jerked the team around for a year.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 7:50:04 AM
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azking: My gut feel is Bernier is going to Philly. They are dumping Bryz, need goalie who is affordable, are a common Kings trade partner and Bernier has to be moved soon.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 7:00:41 AM
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Scribe: LA Kings GM Dean Lombardi On Status Of Defenseman Willie Mitchell: “Your Guess Is As Good As Mine...”
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Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 5:25:25 AM
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Word: Hartford Whalers-themed wedding, beer man included, puts your nuptials to shame (Video) - NOTE:Any funny or strange stories from RT weddings.
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Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 - 5:18:28 AM
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