{"id":121449,"date":"2025-06-24T17:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/121449\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T17:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:23:10","slug":"kings-rumors-las-intriguing-trade-plan-before-2025-nhl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/121449\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings rumors: LA\u2019s intriguing trade plan before 2025 NHL draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Kings rumors: LA\u2019s intriguing trade plan before 2025 NHL draft<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We are now just days away from the 2025 NHL Draft, and the Los Angeles Kings<\/a> currently hold the the 24th overall selection. But that doesn\u2019t mean that\u2019s where they\u2019ll ultimately be selecting.<\/p>\n

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The Kings, who were eliminated<\/a> for the fourth season in a row in the Western Conference first round by the Edmonton Oilers, are reportedly looking to move down in the Draft.<\/p>\n

Mark Yannetti, who serves as the Kings Director of Amateur Scouting, explained that he and the club would prefer to move down in the Draft<\/a> and also suggested teams like the San Jose Sharks and Philadelphia Flyers as potential trade partners.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to move down,\u201d Yannetti said via LA Kings Insider. \u201cIf you look at movement scenarios, like moving from 24 to 25, you\u2019re very limited in your movement scenarios at 24 it just there\u2019s multiple things that don\u2019t make sense. Ones that make sense might be San Jose and Philadelphia especially would make sense. You can have too many draft picks, people are starting to realize that I think.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt happened to us and we didn\u2019t even have \u2013 you\u2019re seeing teams with four first-round picks, three first-round picks, multiple years in a row.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This season, they don\u2019t have a selection in the Draft\u2019s second round. Their next pick after the opening round won\u2019t come until late in the third round at 88th overall.<\/p>\n

The Kings are now run by Ken Holland<\/a>, who replaced former general manager Rob Blake after the organization decided not to bring him back.<\/p>\n

Kings traded down in last season\u2019s NHL Draft\"Stephen<\/p>\n

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At last season\u2019s NHL Draft, the Kings ultimately swung a trade that moved them from the 21st overall pick to the 26th pick, which they used to select forward Liam Greentree while also receiving a second round pick in return from the Montreal Canadiens.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt makes sense for a team like Philly or San Jose to move and this is just me reading a situation, it doesn\u2019t mean that they believe the same thing, but it makes sense for me,\u201d said Yannetti. \u201cI think there\u2019s a tier [of drop off] there, some other teams might think there\u2019s two tiers there, like it could be even worse and you could be even losing two tiers, but I think the majority of teams would say in eight picks, you know, 24 to 31 or 24 to 32 you\u2019re losing a tier.\u201d<\/p>\n

In last season\u2019s NHL Draft, the Kings didn\u2019t have a third round pick, and also didn\u2019t have opening round selections in either 2022 or 2023.<\/p>\n

Related: NHL rumors: Kings among \u20187 or 8\u2019 teams interested in top goalie in free agency<\/a><\/p>\n

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