Ben Shelley: Three trades the Kings have lost in the Blake Era

Odd thing is most Pittsburghers feel
They lost the hagelin trade.

Man that Darcy trade is tough to even contemplate..That's brutal. even as a Ducks fan I feel for them.

The other 2 what'a gonna do.. can't win them all.

Although Pearson for Hags seems rather odd also.

Odd thing is most Pittsburghers feel
They lost the hagelin trade.
- ChrisMS

Well, he framed it horribly. Pearson gets PP time, and scores at a lower points/60 than Hagelin. They really aren't that far apart as players.

Man that Darcy trade is tough to even contemplate..That's brutal. even as a Ducks fan I feel for them.

The other 2 what'a gonna do.. can't win them all.

Although Pearson for Hags seems rather odd also.
- dozerD10

Hags scores at a better pace and gets paid less. Pearson is also going to get like 6 million on his next deal.

Kubalik was unfortunate as he wanted a starting role and the Kings couldn’t/wouldn’t do it. Not sure why they wouldn’t give him the opportunity. Well hopefully Frk can make up for that trade

The first and third trades exemplify Blake's knee-jerk reaction to get faster. He hoped that he could simply re-tool with a little speed and avoid a rebuild that most of us knew was inevitable.