While it wasn’t a loud deadline, GM Ken Holland and the Los Angeles Kings made some sensible moves that make the team better for the playoff push and the future.<\/p>\n
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If you didn’t think the Tampa Bay Lightning were Stanley Cup contenders, well, you might now.<\/p>\n
If you didn’t think the Tampa Bay Lightning were Stanley Cup contenders, well, you might now.<\/p>\n
Corey Perry getting traded from the LA Kings to the Lightning for a second round pick, and as everyone knows, Corey Perry picks teams that go to the final.<\/p>\n
Corey Perry getting traded from the LA Kings to the Lightning for a second round pick, and as everyone knows, Corey Perry picks teams that go to the final.<\/p>\n
In five of the last six years, he has played on the team that has unfortunately lost in the final.<\/p>\n
In five of the last six years, he has played on the team that has unfortunately lost in the final.<\/p>\n
So Ryan, i- is this trend gonna continue?<\/p>\n
So Ryan, i- is this trend gonna continue?<\/p>\n
What do you think of this trade?<\/p>\n
What do you think of this trade?<\/p>\n
I think it was a great trade for Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n
I think it was a great trade for Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n
I mean, they’re familiar with him, obviously.<\/p>\n
I mean, they’re familiar with him, obviously.<\/p>\n
this is his second go around with the Bolts.<\/p>\n
this is his second go around with the Bolts.<\/p>\n
but also, what has been proven, you know, during this recent stretch of, of final appearances for Corey Perry is he scores playoff goals and he’s tremendously effective in the postseason.<\/p>\n
but also, what has been proven, you know, during this recent stretch of, of final appearances for Corey Perry is he scores playoff goals and he’s tremendously effective in the postseason.<\/p>\n
He, you know, he goes to the net, he does that dirty work, he gets those greasy goals.<\/p>\n
He, you know, he goes to the net, he does that dirty work, he gets those greasy goals.<\/p>\n
He’s still annoying, which is a great thing if you’re Tampa Bay because, you know, that’s already a team that has a great culture and, and stick up for each other on the ice.<\/p>\n
He’s still annoying, which is a great thing if you’re Tampa Bay because, you know, that’s already a team that has a great culture and, and stick up for each other on the ice.<\/p>\n
but Corey Perry’s gonna add another dimension to that.<\/p>\n
but Corey Perry’s gonna add another dimension to that.<\/p>\n
And, you know, frankly, we’ve been talking about this, like, who are the major contenders in the East?<\/p>\n
And, you know, frankly, we’ve been talking about this, like, who are the major contenders in the East?<\/p>\n
It’s c- to me, it’s Tampa Bay and Carolina.<\/p>\n
It’s c- to me, it’s Tampa Bay and Carolina.<\/p>\n
Right.<\/p>\n
Right.<\/p>\n
So, for Tampa Bay, it’s a great add, and I’m already thinking, like, you know, like, what restaurants do I already know in Tampa Bay, that I can go back to when they get to the final?<\/p>\n
So, for Tampa Bay, it’s a great add, and I’m already thinking, like, you know, like, what restaurants do I already know in Tampa Bay, that I can go back to when they get to the final?<\/p>\n
There’s Hat Tricks.<\/p>\n
There’s Hat Tricks.<\/p>\n
You know, there’s, like, that whole complex of, restaurants that used to be, shipping containers near the rink.<\/p>\n
You know, there’s, like, that whole complex of, restaurants that used to be, shipping containers near the rink.<\/p>\n
So I’m, I’m gonna make my checklist.<\/p>\n
So I’m, I’m gonna make my checklist.<\/p>\n
I’ll go to Sail Bar after games and hang out.<\/p>\n
I’ll go to Sail Bar after games and hang out.<\/p>\n
Should be great.<\/p>\n
Should be great.<\/p>\n
I’m a big fan of Jackson’s, so check out Jackson’s as well, right on the water.<\/p>\n
I’m a big fan of Jackson’s, so check out Jackson’s as well, right on the water.<\/p>\n
Um- Mm-hmm what does this mean for LA though, Ryan?<\/p>\n
Um- Mm-hmm what does this mean for LA though, Ryan?<\/p>\n
Because it wasn’t that long ago that, well, the LA Kings were thought of as a playoff contender.<\/p>\n
Because it wasn’t that long ago that, well, the LA Kings were thought of as a playoff contender.<\/p>\n
They had Artemi Panarin that, they just grabbed him.<\/p>\n
They had Artemi Panarin that, they just grabbed him.<\/p>\n
unfortunately, Kevin Fiala, you know, goes down with a season-ending injury at the Olympics, but are we sort of writing off the Kings now?<\/p>\n
unfortunately, Kevin Fiala, you know, goes down with a season-ending injury at the Olympics, but are we sort of writing off the Kings now?<\/p>\n
th- I, I don’t think you can consider them a true contender, and I think that’s why they need to sort of tread cautiously at the deadline today, is they’re not in the same tier as those big teams in the Central.<\/p>\n
th- I, I don’t think you can consider them a true contender, and I think that’s why they need to sort of tread cautiously at the deadline today, is they’re not in the same tier as those big teams in the Central.<\/p>\n
They’re not even in the same tier as, like, Vegas or Edmonton in their own division.<\/p>\n
They’re not even in the same tier as, like, Vegas or Edmonton in their own division.<\/p>\n
I mean, they’re not even up with Anaheim at this moment, really, in the standings.<\/p>\n
I mean, they’re not even up with Anaheim at this moment, really, in the standings.<\/p>\n
So I think this is a way of them saying, like, “Okay,” like, “We gotta be smart here, even though we made a big move in grabbing Panarin, you know, a few weeks ago.”<\/p>\n
So I think this is a way of them saying, like, “Okay,” like, “We gotta be smart here, even though we made a big move in grabbing Panarin, you know, a few weeks ago.”<\/p>\n
All right.<\/p>\n
All right.<\/p>\n
Smart move by the K- by the Lightning.<\/p>\n
Smart move by the K- by the Lightning.<\/p>\n
Kind of a sad move by the Kings, but we’ll see how this all pans out.<\/p>\n
Kind of a sad move by the Kings, but we’ll see how this all pans out.<\/p>\n
Stay tuned for more trade coverage.<\/p>\n
Stay tuned for more trade coverage.<\/p>\n