The Los Angeles have been active buyers on the market with their recent acquisition of Vladislav Gavrikov and Joonas Korpisalo. They've done an excellent job of retooling and buying great assets at a low price, just like they did over the summer when they acquired Kevin Fiala, Allvin should be taking notes on their GM Rob Blake.
The Kings have been drafting high-level prospects for most of the last 5 years and some of them have had issues developing their game as it's been the case for their 2019 Top Draft Pick, Alex Turcotte, who they chose with the 5th overall pick. He has yet to find his niche on the Kings' roster and the latest report coming from David Pagnotta is that Rob Blake had started talking the calls on the 22-year-old and two western conference teams have already inquired about him:
Everyone is well aware that the Canucks are in the market for another centerman under 25 after acquiring Aatu Raty in the Bo Horvat trade. Alex Turcotte has all the potential needed to become an elite centerman and could definitely be seen as the guy behind Elias Pettersson in Vancouver. Prior to his selection in the draft, here's how he was described:
Since he joined professional hockey in 2020-2021, Turcotte has taken part in 83 AHL games where he managed 53 points. After a grand total of 12 NHL games, he has yet to register his first point.
