At the trade deadline this upcoming week in the West, the Los Angeles Kings and new general manager Ken Holland aren't expected to be very aggressive on the trade block in various discussions and rumors in the next couple of days in the league.
How busy will Ken Holland and the Los Angeles Kings be working the phones at the trade deadline this regular season this week?
If the Kings are going to be active at the trade deadline early this month in early March, I don't think it will be because Holland and the front office personnel wants to be major or aggressive buyers on the trade block this week. The Kings could make the right move if it helps to upgrade the active roster lineup in the right places, and without the team giving up too much on the trade block this week.
But it wouldn't be surprising to see the trade deadline this upcoming week come and go without the Kings having made any major moves on the trade block in the West this regular season.
Here are three Kings players who could be dealt at the trade deadline this week on the block in the West.
Darcy Kuemper, G
Since the Kings are currently five points within striking distance of a spot in the postseason in the playoffs this regular season in the West in the Pacific Division in the standings, I could see Holland and the front office taking more of a seller approach for the right deal at the deadline with a valuable return on the block.
If there are some other contending teams in the standings in the postseason picture this upcoming spring in the playoffs in the league in the NHL, key veteran players in the active roster lineup for the Kings in net, like Darcy Kuemper.
The Hockey News' Andre Leal mentioned the trade pitch of the Kings potentially kicking the tires on the idea of LA trading a veteran piece in the active roster lineup under the radar, like Kuemper or winger Corey Perry, this regular season at the deadline this week.
Kuemper could provide consistency and proven veteran stability and experience in net for another team that needs more depth and calm presence in the crease this regular season in the league in the NHL.
Warren Foegele, W
It looks like forward Warren Foegele would be the most likely Kings' player on the active roster lineup to be traded on the block this regular season and at the deadline this month in early March if the team's front office and Holland make a move this week in the next couple of days.
Foegele has registered seven goals and nine total points in 47 games this regular season in the West in the Pacific Division in this campaign for the Kings offensively in the zone.
In this past month and in the last few weeks, we've seen Holland and the Kings' front office hint at the possibility of a potential trade on the block and at the deadline this upcoming week concerning the open market with Foegele in the Pacific Division in the West. The idea has been pitched that the Kings trade Foegele to the Edmonton Oilers in the Pacific Division in the West for a veteran winger in the middle-six forward lines core group this regular season on the trade block.
Trevor Moore, W
If the Kings keep an open line of communication in the front office for Holland and at the trade deadline this year this month in early March, I think Holland could look to make some adjustments to the active roster lineup offensively.
In this past few weeks, names like Foegele and fellow winger Trevor Moore for the Kings have continued to surface in some trade rumors and discussions in the media and on social media. Granted, I've seen more reports and rumors that have Foegele's name involved on the trade block recently for the Kings than Moore this regular season.
It was reported this past month on the block and on the trade market that the Kings and Holland in the front office could potentially kick the tires on the possibility of trading Moore and Foegele in the Pacific Division at the deadline this month in early March on the trade block.