interjú Blake-el: http://lakingsinsider.com/2019/06/18/were-going-to-improve-this-team-internally-and-lots-more-from-blake-on-roster-construction/

néhány kulcsmondat
Given the challenges the team faced on both offense and defense last season, this type of project won’t happen overnight. But Los Angeles does have a wealth of intriguing young players, 8-to-10 of whom should be expected to have an opportunity to begin showing what they’re able to do at the NHL level, or in the instances of Austin Wagner, Matt Luff, Sean Walker and Matt Roy, to continue to build on the promise shown in their first taste of NHL hockey.
“We’ve got to manage that cap here for a couple of years, so we’re going to improve this team internally,” Blake said. “That’s why we’re acquiring picks, we’re acquiring prospects and we’re getting some new players in our system. We’ve got to get them playing, and our guys that have been here for a few years that had down years, we’ve got to get them back on track.”

nagy UFA igazolásokra ez alapján nem számítok.


Vilardi még mindig sérült
As shared recently, there’s no update with Gabe Vilardi’s status. He won’t participate in development camp later this month


Marleau nem jön
With all due respect to Marleau, this short-lived conversation was built around Los Angeles and Toronto trying to find ways to shed salary. It didn’t work; they both moved on. I did not have the impression they’d intended for Marleau to play in Los Angeles, that the discussion was only focused on enhancing both teams’ financial flexibilities.


Quick marad
I’m not expecting movement on the goaltending front, and Blake confirmed the expectation that the Kings would go into the season with the same three goaltenders as last season – Quick and Campbell at the NHL level, and Cal Petersen called upon from Ontario when needed.


2nd line center - úgy tűnik házon belül oldjuk meg
Speaking of the center depth, like other positions, it will mostly be addressed internally. It was theorized that Jeff Carter could move from center to wing – “with Jeff, we have that availability,” Blake said in April – though that will ultimately be determined by McLellan closer to the season. “I don’t think we’ve broached that subject with him,” Blake said. “Todd will have that and it also depends on who can come in and play center. I thought Adrian’s done a really good job for us and he’s ready to take a step there. We used Michael Amadio at center there last year also, so we’ll see how that all unfolds.”
“You’ve got Carter, you’ve got Kempe, you’ve got Michael Amadio. One of those guys is going to have to fill that [second line center] role for us.”
Blake also referenced Nikolai Prokhorkin as a center they’re really interested to take a look at and will factor into the competition down the middle of the ice. And with players like Kupari, Vilardi and Akil Thomas coming up, they’ve built a pretty good reserve group of players capable of playing both center and wing.


Blake beszélgetett Doughtyval
I was also curious towards the types of conversations he’s had with Drew Doughty in the aftermath of the most disappointing season of the defenseman’s career. That’s not a conversation I’ll never be fully privy to, but the front office wasn’t happy with his play last year, and from one Hall of Famer to a future Hall of Famer, I was interested in the type of advice or guidance shared.
“I talk to him a lot during the year and he’s competitive, he wants to compete and be in the right situations,” Blake said. “He’s going to have to get to know Todd a little bit here too, but we expect Drew to be a better player for us.”


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