Adrian Kempe may be a small step below William Nylander and Kyle Connor
The Chris Johnston Show: Chris Johnston on the Los Angeles Kings’ pending UFA forward Adrian Kempe, and where their talks are taking place.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“You know, Kempe and the Kings have certainly had a lot of discussions, and I think they’ve been described to me as productive discussions. They don’t necessarily see the world the same way. If they did, they probably signed a contract at this point.”
But I think you have a situation there where the Kings lose, you know Anze Kopitar after the season. You know, they’re still in their competitive period. They are trying, they are trying to take steps forward as an organization. And so I think we have to let go of someone who has scored goals at the pace that the campaign has had for them in recent seasons. Kind of a unique player. You know, he’s killing penalties, scoring goals at a pretty high rate. He’s actually quite physical. If you look at his goal stats for an attacking player.
You know, I think it’s really that they reach a certain number that both sides can reach, but with so much time before the summer, I think any negotiation could fall through, but it just feels like we end up with another player signing there.
And so, you know, I think the relevant contracts on his part are, you know, he likes William Nylander’s $11.5 million dollar extension that he did in Toronto a few years ago. Next, Kyle Connor does the $12 million deal he got in Winnipeg. Kempe’s numbers don’t quite reach the platform numbers these players had in terms of goals, but he’s certainly within range. So you know, if that contract is executed, it’s going to be a big contract.
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