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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Not sure I would be in a hurry to accelerate things if I was the Kings. Better off filling the roster with young cheap talent than trading a lot of it for higher paid players. This trade is fine because they got a player that's still in his prime but I'm interested to see what other moves they have in mind.
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Kopitar is 35, Doughty 32, Quick 36. 5 more years of paying Doughty 11M with a limited NTC. They're clearly aiming to try and win again with this core.
Recent high 1st round picks in Byfield, Clarke, Turcotte, will be able to supplement them on cheaper contracts, but a mid 1st round pick in 2022 isn't likely to contribute to the team until at least Kopitar and Quick are gone. So I get it. Probably better chance of winning long-term by continuing to rebuild and moving Kopitar, Doughty and Quick for huge ransoms but no teams ever do that without being forced due to ownership bankruptcy issues pretty much.