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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
Most didn't like the Fiala trade for Minny and Faber now looks great even as a 1 for 1 but if they can get Yurov to come over from the KHL it could be really good for Minny.
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In a way that Fiala deal for L.A. has a lot of parallels to the deal that brought Hamilton to Calgary. Team has a bit of a surprise playoff appearance and gets aggressive right away to bring in a younger guy needing a new contract from a team who's tight to the cap.
Fiala has been good, but Minnesota getting multiple young assets might help them more. I suppose L.A. maybe felt urgency to get better quicker with Doughty and Kopitar still there and being past 30. But it does seem like the Kings could have taken a couple more years using those types of assets to build up their team, than look to add in the veterans to supplement an emerging young group starting this offseason.