Can Phillip Danault escape his fear? Is his future in Los Angeles?
sports network: Elliot Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas talk 32 Thoughts: Podcast – Are the Canucks trading for Quinn Hughes? An episode about Los Angeles Kings forward Phillip Danault, his struggles this season, and whether he will be traded in the future.
** Transcribed by NHLRumors.com
Bukauskas: “Well, we wonder about another name, what does the future hold? Could starting over be the best solution? Phillip Danault in Los Angeles.
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Just like he has been a great matchup center for Los Angeles the past few years. Of course, he developed in Montreal before signing with the Kings. In 28 games this season, Elliott has no goals and 5 assists. It’s been a strange start to the year for Danault.
By his own admission, he had tried everything he could think of. He lived through the past when he was struggling to get out of trouble early in his career. As he said, nothing has worked so far. What do you think might be going on there? “
Friedman: “Well, there have been some reports that he could be on the trade market. I could see that being something that both sides would like to happen, both the player and the team.
You know, look, you look at the base, Philip knows, he’s a better player than that. You know, we’ve seen that. He has been a big part of Los Angeles over the past few years. He’s generally been pretty good against them the past three years, as they were tortured by the Edmonton Oilers in the playoffs. It’s like he’s one of the better players on them and the better player in these playoff series even though they can’t get over the Oiler’s hump.
So, you know, there are only two ways to look at this, it’s like the undefeated Father Time has finally arrived for Phillip Danault, or his run in Los Angeles is now over. The only other way this could really change is if Los Angeles just says, ‘Okay, you know, we’re going to put you over Kopitar and Byfield and you’re going to be one of our two best centers. ‘But I don’t think so, at least not this year. Who knows what will happen next year? I didn’t see that this year.
But the fact that this is getting out, it tells me that I think players will welcome it to some extent. Like I said at the beginning, the Philip Danault I’ve seen over the past few years is a much better player than what we saw this year. It just hasn’t been good. “
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Bukauskas: “Yeah, that’s why it stands out so much, because it’s not the player we know. So hopefully everything can be sorted out in one way or another for the better for the player.”
Friedman: “Well, it certainly looked like it was going in that direction for a while.”
Bukauskas: “Okay, okay. It’s worth noting.”
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