The Anaheim Geese could turn D prospects into offense, and two pending UFAs
Eric Stephens of The Athletic: (mailbag) Anaheim Geese defensemen Jacob Trouba and Radko Gudas are entering the ultimate years of their contract. If the Geese are in playoff contention, it’s unlikely that they might move either, unless either player desires to be moved. They might not actually need to lose them for nothing after the season, but it surely’s been some time because the Geese were in a playoff hunt.
The Geese have a bunch of defensive prospects that they may look to maneuver in a deal for an impact forward, and one which is on the younger side to grow with the team while they fight to contend.
Provided that the Geese aren’t able to contend yet, doesn’t think the Mitch Marner seriously considered them. Don’t think the Geese were really occupied with paying $14 million a season to entice Marner to come back to Anaheim. They were interested, but not at that number.
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There was some rumors that the Geese have been occupied with forward Jason Robertson and Martin Necas.
The Los Angeles Kings focused on D replacements, and Adrian Kempe could possibly be within the $9 million range
Eric Stephens of the Athletic: (mailbag) The Los Angeles Kings have a quieter offseason than many were hoping. They lost Vladislav Gavrikov to free agency, traded Jordan Spence and replaced them with Brian Dumoulin and Cody Ceci. Drew Doughty is healthy, they usually’ll be on the lookout for more from Brandt Clarke.
Forward Adrian Kempe is eligible to sign an extension, and after his friendly four-year deal, he’ll be seeking to money in. Sam Reinhart re-signed in Florida for eight years at a $8.625 million cap hit. He did hand over a bit to stay with the Panthers. Reinhart isn’t a direct comparison, given he’s a top two-way player, but a deal in comparison with Mitch Marner’s $12 million. Kempe isn’t within the $12 million range either. With the rising cap, could see Kempe’s deal within the $9 million range.
The Kings might need been a possible landing spot for Mitch Marner, but it surely was clear that he desired to play for the Vegas Golden Knights. The shortage of state tax might have been an element, too.
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GM Ken Holland focused on defense over forwards in free agency. Other than Corey Perry and Joel Armia, undecided who else they were .
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