Yeah, typical trash from Eklund. I can't see any interest in Toskala unless they pay us to take him and we just keep him around as a backup
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And whats the deal with them needing a d-man? The team cant seem to score on a regular basis. Perhaps, offense might be the ticket if Frolov goes. Besides, you're losing a lot of goals if he goes in a trade, so that will just make a week offense even worse. Need scoring!
Hotstove talked about Frolov today. They say that Frolov is not being shopped, but contract negotiations have been put on hold. Hopefully Frolov can pull it together to do what he needs to do to get another contract here.
Hotstove talked about Frolov today. They say that Frolov is not being shopped, but contract negotiations have been put on hold. Hopefully Frolov can pull it together to do what he needs to do to get another contract here.
Go to around 7:05 for the Frolov tidbit.
IMO, DL will hang on to Fro for the balance of the season and then start entertaining offers at the deadline.
IMO, DL will hang on to Fro for the balance of the season and then start entertaining offers at the deadline.
That makes the most sense. Frolov's value isn't exactly high right now, his on pace numbers are pretty brutal. IMO you wait til he goes on his usual hot streak and sell him while his value is high. Long way to go before the deadline and with the Olympic schedule it looks as though you'll need all the weapons you can get in case of injuries.
IMO, DL will hang on to Fro for the balance of the season and then start entertaining offers at the deadline.
I know that's been a popular response but what if we're still in the playoff hunt by the trade deadline? What should we do then? Do we trade him and mess with the team chemistry and perhaps miss out on the playoffs? Or do we keep Frolov and take a chance of another Bouwmeester blowup? I guess an extension is always an option but if DL doesn't plan on re-signing Fro, we're better off getting rid of him early rather than later imo.
So trade a guy whos willing to play in the system for one who doesnt want to have to?
Filatov just wants to play, If we got rid of Frolov, that shouldn't a problem. As much as I want to keep Frolov, the odds aren't in favor of that, why not come out of it with a top prospect in the league who is getting paid considerably less for years to come?
Filatov just wants to play, If we got rid of Frolov, that shouldn't a problem. As much as I want to keep Frolov, the odds aren't in favor of that, why not come out of it with a top prospect in the league who is getting paid considerably less for years to come?
I understand he just wants to play but when it appears he wants to be handed that ice time and not learn to become a better player something is wrong. Murray would treat him the same way Hitchcock does and then what happens? Would the Kings then trade him to get some sort of return before he bolted back to Russia like he seems so eager to do because hes not getting things his way?
Filatov just wants to play, If we got rid of Frolov, that shouldn't a problem. As much as I want to keep Frolov, the odds aren't in favor of that, why not come out of it with a top prospect in the league who is getting paid considerably less for years to come?
Well, of course he wants to play. The question you should be asking is why isn't Hitchcock playing him? And my hunch is that Filatov isn't doing the little things that are being asked of him. The way I look at it, if Filatov can't play for Hitchcock, he probably can't play for TM either.
Having said that, I would still do the Fro/Filatov trade (which will never happen imo). It maybe tough seeing him going through some growing pain years but he just may be worth it.
I understand he just wants to play but when it appears he wants to be handed that ice time and not learn to become a better player something is wrong. Murray would treat him the same way Hitchcock does and then what happens? Would the Kings then trade him to get some sort of return before he bolted back to Russia like he seems so eager to do because hes not getting things his way?
Possibly. But you have to admit that a high-end young goal-scoring talent doesn't belong on the fourth line with 7-8 minutes of TOI. But I do agree wholeheartedly in making him earn it and teaching him to play two-way hockey.
But, no matter what, if the Jackets were crazy enough to offer him for Frolov you gotta know we would do it. I think our staff can break him in, not to mention the amount of Russians, especially younger ones, that we have in the system now playing in Manchester, I think he could get along well here.
All of this is fluff and I am just goofing around, but acquiring that kid would be something... If only we didn't need to trade Frolov... I would love to see a Frolov-Loktionov-Filatov line
Possibly. But you have to admit that a high-end young goal-scoring talent doesn't belong on the fourth line with 7-8 minutes of TOI. But I do agree wholeheartedly in making him earn it and teaching him to play two-way hockey.
Really? Purcell is on the fourth-line right now and the Kings are pretty high on his goal-scoring talent. If he played terribly, Murray would be the first guy to stick him with Richardson and Ivanans.
That said, Filatov is a great prospect. But we would not get any better with Frolov out and Filatov in. The time for trading good NHL talent for great prospects should be over by now.....I hope.
Really? Purcell is on the fourth-line right now and the Kings are pretty high on his goal-scoring talent. If he played terribly, Murray would be the first guy to stick him with Richardson and Ivanans.
That said, Filatov is a great prospect. But we would not get any better with Frolov out and Filatov in. The time for trading good NHL talent for great prospects should be over by now.....I hope.
yes, but Filatov may actually be the type to necessitate consideration for Frolov. there's no age gap between he and Loktionov.
