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Matt Ross
Joined: 06.01.2019

Feb 19 @ 4:01 PM ET
Matt Ross: TRADE: Martinez Traded to VGK
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Feb 19 @ 4:03 PM ET
They'll miss his overtime Stanley Cup-winning goal style of play.
KingsFan67
Los Angeles Kings
Location: Orange County, CA
Joined: 03.31.2011

Feb 19 @ 4:20 PM ET
Next on the block Slava Voynov
dozerD10
Anaheim Ducks
Location: long beach, CA
Joined: 01.29.2014

Feb 19 @ 4:23 PM ET
Really going full tilt on moving guys out... I think he's better than Muzzin... Leafs should've gone for AM ... LA AM that is..
Johnny22
Los Angeles Kings
Location: Newport Beach, CA
Joined: 01.18.2011

Feb 19 @ 4:29 PM ET
Solid, no-nonsense defensemen, good skater, shot blocker..

Kings getting 2 second rounders for a 32 y/o isn't a bad get either..
DutchSenators
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Joined: 06.07.2015

Feb 19 @ 4:40 PM ET
Good trade for you guys. Well done
Bojangle
Los Angeles Kings
Location: WI
Joined: 03.12.2013

Feb 19 @ 4:54 PM ET
Good trade. Maybe could have gotten a little more since his cap hit is good and has 1 more year left, but still overall a good trade. Just hope Carter, Quick and even Brown can get moved. Or at least one or 2 of those 3
KingsFan67
Los Angeles Kings
Location: Orange County, CA
Joined: 03.31.2011

Feb 19 @ 8:20 PM ET
Good trade. Maybe could have gotten a little more since his cap hit is good and has 1 more year left, but still overall a good trade. Just hope Carter, Quick and even Brown can get moved. Or at least one or 2 of those 3
- Bojangle



I don't see any of those guys moving. Lewis may bring a later pick. They may decide to move Forbort, but my guess is they will extend him for another 2-3 years.
KINGS67
Season Ticket Holder
Los Angeles Kings
Location: Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Joined: 01.29.2010

Feb 19 @ 8:28 PM ET
Loading up on draft picks. Early ones too. Love it

This draft is suppose to have good players in the 30-80 pick range. We’ll see.

They definitely need another 1st but now I doubt that happens unless they swing something at the draft table
Matt Ross
Joined: 06.01.2019

Feb 19 @ 8:57 PM ET
Good trade. Maybe could have gotten a little more since his cap hit is good and has 1 more year left, but still overall a good trade. Just hope Carter, Quick and even Brown can get moved. Or at least one or 2 of those 3
- Bojangle


I think it will continue to be an uphill battle for Blake in regards to those guys, but I’m looking forward to see what he can do
Matt Ross
Joined: 06.01.2019

Feb 19 @ 8:58 PM ET
Solid, no-nonsense defensemen, good skater, shot blocker..

Kings getting 2 second rounders for a 32 y/o isn't a bad get either..

- Johnny22


KingsFan67
Los Angeles Kings
Location: Orange County, CA
Joined: 03.31.2011

Feb 20 @ 12:06 AM ET
Loading up on draft picks. Early ones too. Love it

This draft is suppose to have good players in the 30-80 pick range. We’ll see.

They definitely need another 1st but now I doubt that happens unless they swing something at the draft table

- KINGS67


In this years draft I know logically we need quality D men but I just want to load up on all scoring forwards in the first two rounds. I like what Bjornfot brings to the team but can help but wonder if we are going to regret not picking Tomasino or McMichael last year because they are scoring at a blistering rate this year and look to be big time offensive producers in the NHL.
Osprey
Joined: 11.10.2015

Feb 20 @ 9:37 AM ET
In this years draft I know logically we need quality D men but I just want to load up on all scoring forwards in the first two rounds. I like what Bjornfot brings to the team but can help but wonder if we are going to regret not picking Tomasino or McMichael last year because they are scoring at a blistering rate this year and look to be big time offensive producers in the NHL.
- KingsFan67

Keep in mind that guys like Tomasino and McMichael are overagers with 6' 180lb bodies playing against kids younger, shorter and lighter than they are. They're expected to be tearing up juniors. It's nothing like what they'll face in the AHL and, particularly, the NHL. There's really no telling how much of that production will translate until they get a taste of the pros.

With Bjornfot, it's easier to tell that he'll make it in the NHL because his game is simpler, he played pro hockey against grown men in Sweden before he was even drafted and he has nearly a full season in the AHL under his belt already. He'll most likely be in the NHL next year, as a 19 year old, while Tomasino and McMichael are probably 1-3 more years away, if they even make it... and, even if they make it, it may be as 2nd-4th liners and not exactly regret inducing. Bjornfot may not be as sexy of a prospect, but I think that his odds of becoming a top-4 NHL defenseman are much greater than their odds of becoming 1st-line NHLers.
Barbecued Hockey
Carolina Hurricanes
Location: Fuquay-Varina, NC
Joined: 05.11.2009

Feb 20 @ 12:55 PM ET
There were rumors in Carolina that the Canes were talking with LA. My hope was for Martinez. Talks must not have progressed beyond the Vegas offer.
arh777
Los Angeles Kings
Location: Yorba Linda, CA
Joined: 03.27.2012

Feb 20 @ 1:24 PM ET
There were rumors in Carolina that the Canes were talking with LA. My hope was for Martinez. Talks must not have progressed beyond the Vegas offer.
- Barbecued Hockey


Vilardi called up for tonight’s game! Looking forward to seeing him.
KINGS67
Season Ticket Holder
Los Angeles Kings
Location: Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Joined: 01.29.2010

Feb 20 @ 5:31 PM ET
Vilardi called up for tonight’s game! Looking forward to seeing him.
- arh777

Can’t wait!
Matt Ross
Joined: 06.01.2019

Feb 21 @ 12:01 AM ET
Can’t wait!
- KINGS67


Fastest first goal in NHL history - 10 seconds!
Only_A_Ladd
Los Angeles Kings
Location: TERRACE LANCO, CA
Joined: 06.06.2013

Feb 21 @ 12:44 AM ET
Fastest first goal in NHL history - 10 seconds!
- Matt.Ross


Overjoyed for the kid. He must have faced some dark times over the last ~18 months.
Osprey
Joined: 11.10.2015

Feb 22 @ 2:40 PM ET
Kings sign Martin Frk to a 2-year $750K AAV extension.

It's a one-way contract, so he'll make that $750K whether he's in the NHL or AHL.

I'm delighted about this. I really figured that he'd be gone this Summer.
Matt Ross
Joined: 06.01.2019

Feb 22 @ 4:14 PM ET
Kings sign Martin Frk to a 2-year $750K AAV extension.

It's a one-way contract, so he'll make that $750K whether he's in the NHL or AHL.

I'm delighted about this. I really figured that he'd be gone this Summer.

- Osprey


A really nice signing in my opinion