Capitals Trade Kuemper to the Kings for Dubois 

Washington is shutting down capfriendly so we don't have to see PLD contract.

You know it's a good day when Shannon is wearing Kings colors and PLD aint...

Dubois is just a comedian at this point.

Damn..... if only the caps could've purchased a site that shows a players salary cap to avoid bad deals like this.

…so, why did the Capitals do this right after buying CapFriendly?

How many changes of scenery does this guy need lol. Wouldn’t want him on my team

Getting out from that DuBois contract with zero retention is a huge W. LA wins that hands down.

Pierre-Luc just missed his transfer. He's still looking for the bus to Montreal.

Washington bought Capfriendly in the hope we wouldn’t be able to see PLD contract in a few years and getting a reminder of how bad this contract is hahaha

With Kuzy gone, we had a big opening at the dysfunctional underperforming forward position. Need filled. Money in the bank.

LA fans collectively let out a huge sigh of relief haha

I speak for many fellow Kings fans when I say, “Yaaaaaay!”

You buy cap friendly then decide THIS is your first trade?!? Oof

PL "this time it's gonna be different" Dubois.

I'm surprised by the trade and shocked that there will apparently be no salary retention of Dubois by the Kings.

Saving $3 mil to help bring back Byfield, for 4 years less on the contract, and get a player that (hopefully) fills a HUGE need for the Kings Gotta like the deal for them

As a Kings fan and watching PLD all year long I am thrilled 😁

0:07 Shannon winking 😉

PLD on his way to playing for 12 teams

“Is there a winner?” Are you kidding me? This is the best news for the Kings in a while. We would have paid 5.25 million for nobody as long as PLD was OUT

Kuemp is one of two goalie who raised a Cup for the Avs. I’ll love that man for life

Blake better be thanking the man upstairs he only had to take on Kuemper to get out of PLD’s contract. Thought LA would have to give up a lot more to do so

Kuemper was with the Kings briefly years ago before he was acquired by the Coyotes, so he does have some familiarity with being in L.A.

As a Caps fan, this trade is frustrating. This basically means that Connor McMichael (who, by the way, scored more goals than Pierre-Luc Dubois last season), and Hendrix Lapierre (who currently leads the AHL in playoff scoring) will have diminished opportunities to take developmental steps forward.......for the next 7 years!!! It almost means that they have to move one of them (or convert one to wing). Still, neither should be relegated to permanent 3rd line status for the next half decade or more...

WTF? Kuemper had a rough year, but Dubois is a total train wreck. GIve him a year, and he'll complain about Washington. Both sides lose this one, but Washington loses bigger.

Looks like CapFriendly ain't doing the Capitals any favors yet

It's completely bonkers that this is the first thing the Caps do after acquiring CapFriendly. Glad to get out of that contract with nothing retained, GKG

Dubois played 3 less minutes a night in LA than he did the year before and he’s going to be our undisputed 1C in Washington. The Capitals were starved for offense, needed to not move any prospects or draft capital, and had the Darcy contract and the goalie controversy. We gave up zero prospects or forwards and got a potential 1C project player in return. This is honestly such a W for the Caps.

This is the weirdest trade lol

wow. So, Vilardi, Iafallo, Kupari and a pick for Kuemper, essentially. That's rough

With Dubois it's not about point production, it's about effort. You will never see a player play a more lackadaisical, ho hum game. He coasts around the ice with one hand on his stick all game. The original trade with Winnipeg and the contract that was handed out to him was indefensible. But to think they moved this contract, before it even starts, without giving up any draft picks or prospects, as well as no salary retention is stunning

Both fellas needed a change of scenery. Good for them, wish them both the best

I wouldn't pay $5 for Dubois or for P. Laine...

PLD goes through teams faster than I go through toilet paper.

LA just got saved. Regardless if PLD bounces back

Thank you, Caps!!

Congrats to the Kings on cutting that cancerous growth out of their organization..... What the hell were the capitols thinking???

The bad man is gone. He's really gone.

PLD will fit in perfectly with OV. Both can stand around and hope someone passes them the puck.

Toronto buys CapFriendly from Washington, deals Marner for PLD and some Raisinets. All this and more, after The Star Wars Holiday Special.

The real winner is Hunter Shepard! Hope he gets his shot with the Caps now

Dubois becomes the Same Bradford of hockey, "ONE OF THESE DAYS HE'LL BE GREAT!!"

Surely he'll reach his potential with a fourth team...

So, one could say, that the Kings traded Winnipeg; Vilardi, Kupari, Iafallo, and a 2nd round pick... for Darcy Kuemper

Best trade in Kings history getting out of that contract and being rid of that boat anchor at any cost. A net negative for sure, but this was the best possible result after potentially being stuck with PLD for almost a decade on a NMC. 😆

Thank God!!! GKG!!

Avsfans will never forget you Darcy! 2022 forever!

Reminder lets all thank Shannon on his hard work!

I did not see this one coming

So Jets get Vilardi, Kupari, Iafallo and Montreal’s 2nd round pick for Darcy Kuemper 😂😂😂

I can’t believe LA got a „get out of jail“ card again.

As a massive Caps fan, I’m conflicted. The fan base rabidly and (unfairly) hated Keumper. Couldn’t wait to get rid of him. I’m torn because I liked Keumper personally, but I also like the potential of PLD being 25 years old and “maturing” for us then being worth it. I guess time will tell who won this trade because the Caps need offense and are content with Lindgren in net.

This could be a good move for both teams as PLD will get a chance to play top 6 minutes in Washington which he wasn't getting in LA and the Kings have a solid defensive system that can shelter Kuemper plus they walk away from PLD's extension.

This trade honestly feels like it could be mutually beneficial. The kings needed goaltending desperately, and pld doesn't seem like he was going to fit their systems. The capitals, as i understand it, needed someone who has some semblance of legs left, and i could see his play style working with Ovechkin

So, PLD has now moved to / been in Cbj...Wpg...Kings...Caps. Someone buy poor guy a mirror 😂.

I'm sorry, what?

Rob Blake may be a genius for pulling this off

I think if Dubious even flirts with 60 points again it will be a win for Washington. I also believe its more likely for him to return to form than a 34 year old goalie who in fairness only has had one really outstanding season and that season is getting small in the rearview mirror.

The Kings won the deal. The Dubois deal is a more expensive, longer ⚓ than Kuemper.

Capitals bought capfriendly and thought the cap just disappeared after that

It doesn't matter who came the other way, win for the Kings.

trading this contract before the nmc kicks in is a pretty big gamble, but after hearing about how much of a locker room cancer he is and how many people were basically screaming at the kings to buy out his contract. I see this trade as a win for the kings especially for the locker room, if he turns it around in Washington cool, but for the kings this is probably one of the better outcomes we could have gotten. ESPECIALLY NOT RETAINING ANY OF THAT CONTRACT THAT IS A HUGE WIN.

Dubois traded from Washington to team in Antarctica to be named in 2030 for 3rd rounder, a pair of REALLY nice skis, a winter coat, and a pallet of non perishables.

I just start to hear yakety sax when I look at the PLD trade history and can't form intelligent thoughts about how many assets the Kings ultimately gave up for their 2018 backup goalie

Kuemper played a lot in the first part of the year when the Caps couldn't score more than a goal a game and couldn't figure out how Carbury wanted them to play. What goalie wants to play with that margin? Even still he kept them in games more so than not.

Total win for LAK here. PLD is happy b/c he's not getting bought out and he's still got 7 x 8.5 with his approval for all moves even to the minors. Haven't seen a player with less compete level for his career, especially for such a contract. Goalies can bounce back and be elite into their mid-late 30's. Kings pick up cap space, shorter term. Addition by subtraction is a win already. Kuemper returns to AVS/Yotes/LAK form, it's a home run.

No draft picks and no retention is insanse for this deal

You know...the people who keep complaining that Chevy needs to go from the Jets' head office....they really should just stop talking about Chevy. He got the mother load of hauls when he dumped PLD...just one of his many adept moves at dumping bad apples into someone else's lap.

Great piece of work by GM Blake to rid himself of that 7 year commitment to Dubois. Dubois is a locker room cancer, , it's sad that he doesn't have the insight to make personal changes in his life.

The only winner out from this trade is Rob Blake. He has saved his job as a GM ...

Once upon a time, I was ticked Vancouver missed PLD. The reality was the team dodged a bullet. I would be curious to see if PLD would work under Tocc?

What the crap is Washington doing? He's horrible.

Lol “this is one im like, is there a winner”😂😂

I can't wait to see how this trade plays out down the road.

I was glad, obviously, for the trade of Dubois for those 3 LA players, but we have seen him play well, in Winnipeg anyway. Fighting hard for net-front presence, pushing hard into the O-zone. I would like to see him have a really good season, but he is going to have to do something (a lot of somethings) to shake his poor work ethic rep.

At this point, the best trade Rob Blake has made as GM is this attempt to fix the mistake of his second-worst trade as GM.

that pretty much confirm Shepard with the Capitals next season

Kings fan here hoping Dubois can find success at some point. I would have been ok to give him one more chance, but I understand it's a business at the end of the day. I've never been a fan of one-year looks before quitting on a guy, but they felt that was what needed to be done I guess. He's got talent, hope he can find some mental peace and stability at some point and put it together.

Bahahahahaha as a CBJ fan, I’m very excited for PLD to be back in the division so I can boo him twice as many times a year 🎉😂

I might get a Gabe Vilardi Jersey. He impressed me. I don't see the redemption arc in this story.

IMHO, Kings win this trade. They got rid of a terrible contract. Hopefully PLD finds a team he wants to play for.

Condolences to caps fans 🙏

i wonder if washington buys out PLD now. Buying out Kuemper really wouldn't be help Washington in capspace but it definitely will with PLD

Finally. Now we can get work on going forward in the playoffs.

Washington has the potential to win this trade going away. But it's high risk/high reward. Kuemper could bounce back as well, but he's only signed for a couple of more seasons, so there's a lot less risk. If Dubois continues his play of late and his reasons for being shipped out of several cities already, that's a big cap albatross for Washington. Obviously, they're trying to maximize their time with Ov and see if they can find chemistry. It looks a bit like Loui Eriksson going to Vancouver, though.

I would have liked the Kings trade, if they could have gotten like a 4th Rd Draft Pick, as well 2025 would have been great.

Guys like Dubois and Laine aren't team players and think way too highly of themselves!

As a Caps fan, I had some impression about PLD even during his blue jackets day simply because he had a name that I'd never forget.

If Laine gets traded that's going to make for a really leafy Laine-Dubois trade tree

Caps have a good pipeline of depth in minors, Hunter Shepard could be a back to back Playoff MVP if Bears can beat Cochella Valley again in Cup Finals and give PLD a chance to shine with a younger coach that might be able to tap into his strengths better than the veteran coaches he's had in his 3 stops.... also Dylan Strome was another 3rd overall pick that bounced around CHI and AZ and landed in DC and has grown his game since arriving ... lots of young talent and picks still in cupboard, along with money coming off cap next couple years, worthwhile gamble on Dubois and moving Kuemper to get Shepard a spot with Lindgren as 1A / 1B roles

Man Kuemper must be PUMPED to go from Washington to LA

Kings saying they wouldn't trade Dubois before the NMC, we all knew they'd be more than happy to get out of that one 😂

That lone playoff goal, was off of Nurse's skate. It was more about Nurse's terrible defending than Dubois' offense

I think Kuemper is fully capable of bouncing back, with a better defensive structure in LA he might have a better time

I hope Ovi has some Russians pay Pierre Luc a visit over the summer

We gave up so much for PLD & as a fan since 1972 (10 years old Toronto 6 kings 4) I WAS FREAKING OUT INSTANTLY MADE A HOCKEY MANIAC FROM THAT MOMENT ENTERING THE FORUM) there only 'maybe' 2 other trades that were as frustrating as this, yes we tried him on 4 lines (injuries hurt 1 that he was doing well with) but to see a guy that big with #1 skill not hit, not grind, not scrap in front of net, not muck it up in corners, WE WERE ALL JUST PISSED OFF! Geezuz it was so painful, in any case WE ARE FREE! & hopefully only 1 more year with Blake & Luuuc, My prayer AS ALWAYS is we pick up 1 or 2 scrappy playoff successful players with that FREEDOM$ because we have a ton of young talent that is ready to explode onto the scene, 2026 folks looking real good for us! Still a bit early in 25 & we still have Kopi & D in their 19th respectfully.

As a Caps fan this trade makes me wanna scream lol they traded a bad contract for a worse one

Out of any trade, this was nothing I expected. I also think it’s fair to say now that LA lost the PLD trade hands down

as a kings fan. i am so glad that we got rid of that cancer from our team.

Prima Donna-Luc Dubois on the move again!