Adrian Kempe may be a small step below William Nylander and Kyle Connor
The Chris Johnston Show: Chris Johnston on the Los Angeles Kings pending UFA forward Adrian Kempe, and where their talks are at.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“You already know, Kempe and the Kings, needless to say, have had numerous discussions, and I believe they’ve been described to me, sort of as productive discussions. They don’t necessarily see the world the identical way. In the event that they did, they probably have a contract signed at this point.
But I believe you’ve gotten a situation there where the Kings are losing, you realize, on Anze Kopitar after the season. You already know, they’re still of their competitive window. They’re attempting to, they’re attempting to take steps forward as a corporation. And so I believe letting go someone who’s scored goals at the speed that campaign has the last variety of seasons for them. Form of a singular player. You already know, he kills penalties, scores goals at a reasonably high rate. He’s actually pretty physical. In the event you take a look at his hit stats for an offensive player.
You already know, I believe it’s really for them attending to some sort of number that each side can can get to, but with a lot time before the summer, like, I assume any negotiation can break down, nevertheless it just appears like we’re going to find yourself with, with, with one other player signing there.
And so, you realize, I believe that the relevant contracts from his side of things is, you realize, he likes William Nylander’s $11.5 million dollar extension that he did a number of years ago in Toronto. Then, Kyle Connor does the $12 million deal that he got in Winnipeg. Kempe’s numbers don’t quite reach the platform numbers those players had by way of goals, but he’s actually within the range. So, you realize, if that contract gets done, it’s going to be an enormous one.
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