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Originally Posted by Corral
My bet is he plays another season in LA. I'd certainly prefer to play almost 2/3rds of the season in southern California if i was him at this stage - and they are not short on talent either. He will be hoping its LA's turn in the LA-Chi-Pitt stanley cup carousel next year.
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I'm not sure that's true.
Great goaltending, yes.
Solid blue line, yes.
Up front? Kopitar is not a 13 goal scorer and should bounce back next year. Beyond that?
Carter's year is likely an anomaly, but I suppose he could repeat.
Toffoli is the one younger forward that has promise.
What else? They haven't been able to score goals this year.
Lots of forward groups in the Western Conference that are far superior to LA IMO and that gap widens when you realize the style they play seems to be losing its effectiveness in today's NHL.