The Kings have not had a mean D man like this that can make a difference since McSorley...Though not as skilled as Marty in his final days, Mitchell is tough to play against. We have OD in the end of his career and Denis Gauthier, but those guys were fillers. This is the real deal.
The Kings have not had a mean D man like this that can make a difference since McSorley...Though not as skilled as Marty in his final days, Mitchell is tough to play against. We have OD in the end of his career and Denis Gauthier, but those guys were fillers. This is the real deal.
Who's to say he can still play like that with his watermelon head though?
The money and term are fine. Keep in mind that Mitchell used to make $3.5/year for the past 4 years.
Even if it is a bit of an overpayment, next season the Kings will have Handzus, Williams and Poni as UFA so some of them can be gone to clear some cap room for Doughty and Johnson and Simmonds and Bernier(all RFA).
I think at this point LA is done with UFA signings. They did well to give Poni just a 1 year deal and Mitchell for 2 years is fine.
Ill take those numbers, its an overpayment, but he was desperately needed, and we have cap space to burn
If he was not injured and probably coming off of a cup win or deep playoff run.. he would have got 4-5 on the open market for 3-5 years.. it could work out to be a STEAL of a deal compared to what guys were getting..
Can you name a better UFA who signed for cheaper this off season?
Well boys, the team is improved from last season as Mitchell is much better than O'Donnell. As long as he stays healthy--and once Greene is back--I think we are looking at one of the better defenses in the league to go along with a Quick/Bernier tandem. If that is a bit much to say, I don't think I'm wrong to say that the Kings have the best defense in the Pacific Division.
Looking at the cap space available, the choice between the risk that Mitchell is versus doing nothing is an easy choice.
If he's healthy, he's a guy that is signed on July 1st. Much better player than Sutton so kudos to Lombardi for getting this done.
If he was not injured and probably coming off of a cup win or deep playoff run.. he would have got 4-5 on the open market for 3-5 years.. it could work out to be a STEAL of a deal compared to what guys were getting..
Can you name a better UFA who signed for cheaper this off season?
Individually, the 2 years, or the cap hit are cool, but its them combined that make it the overpayment in my eyes. Not that i care since we were desperate to get him and have the cap space to burn. Had to be done since LA was probably the least attractive of the 4 possible destinations, so i dont mind 1 bit
