Adrian Kempe may be a small step beneath William Nylander and Kyle Connor
The Chris Johnston Present: Chris Johnston on the Los Angeles Kings pending UFA ahead Adrian Kempe, and the place their talks are at.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“, Kempe and the Kings, for positive, have had a variety of discussions, and I feel they’ve been described to me, type of as productive discussions. They don’t essentially see the world the identical manner. In the event that they did, they most likely have a contract signed at this level.
However I feel you may have a scenario there the place the Kings are shedding, you recognize, on Anze Kopitar after the season. , they’re nonetheless of their aggressive window. They’re making an attempt to, they’re making an attempt to take steps ahead as a company. And so I feel letting go somebody who’s scored objectives on the fee that marketing campaign has the final variety of seasons for them. Type of a novel participant. , he kills penalties, scores objectives at a reasonably excessive fee. He’s really fairly bodily. If you happen to have a look at his hit stats for an offensive participant.
, I feel it’s actually for them attending to some type of quantity that either side can can get to, however with a lot time earlier than the summer time, like, I suppose any negotiation can break down, however it simply seems like we’re going to finish up with, with, with one other participant signing there.
And so, you recognize, I feel that the related contracts from his aspect of issues is, you recognize, he likes William Nylander’s $11.5 million greenback extension that he did a number of years in the past in Toronto. Then, Kyle Connor does the $12 million deal that he obtained in Winnipeg. Kempe’s numbers don’t fairly attain the platform numbers these gamers had by way of objectives, however he’s actually within the vary. So, you recognize, if that contract will get finished, it’s going to be a giant one.
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