As a Kings fan this dude single handedly ruined out entire team after all we accomplished

He whined in Columbus and Winnipeg what made LA think it would change

As a Winnipegger of course we love PLD. We love that he went to LA and the blessings of returns we got.

As a Habs fan, i'm so glad we didn't trade for him or even signed him for what he wanted. I still do not understand how a 40-60points guy with a terrible reputation gets an 8 years 8.5m$ contract.

Big strong talented centre who can take games over when he feels like it. The problem has always been it just doesn’t happen enough and it looks like he thinks it’s good enough or is indifferent. He probably doesn’t ever become a 1st line c. Not good enough defensively, terrible on draws, plays soft at times, not a great passer or playmaker. Addition by subtraction for Winnipeg. A extremely frustrating player to watch.

Honestly, PLD was pretty cool in Winnipeg. His teammates spoke highly of him etc. He always had time to do spots on Bar Down Hockey etc. But I think PLD is into using his talents to live the good life, vs being a lover of hockey. He’s like a smart kid in school who never learnt to study, and then gets wiped out in University when it gets tougher. Then you give him what he wants (Good shopping, restaurants, the beach) and then he is maybe concentrating on THAT instead of hockey. He’s like a child who gets a bad baby sitter, and demands Pop Tarts for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Alls good until his teeth fall out. My 2c

As a winnipeg fan. I couldn't be happier that LA decided to take him off our hands!

Jets fans didn’t give a shit about him leaving, especially when the return was announced. We needed Schiefele and Hellebuyck. We got them, that was the celebration last year !!!

I mean, we saw this happen over the past year especially in Winnipeg with PLD... he showed his colors as being a part-time player. Is it possible he seriously doesn't give a sh*t and will play when he decides to? That's unprofessional to the extreme if it's true and it's childish. I feel badly for LA but the signs were there. How they missed it, I don't know.

Outside of Montreal where he might have actually made an effort to play, I'd question the hockey IQ of anyone who was willing to sign Dubois to a big-money contract like he's gotten. Baffling to me that people couldn't see this train wreck coming from a mile away.

The problem with PLD is he has no fire in his belly.....you either have it or you don't and clearly he doesn't

3:30 - cant forget to mention how he ALWAYS disappeared without Scheif in the lineup. Game 4 and 5 we NEEDED HIM BADLY...

Not saying who won or lost the trade but, needless to say L.A. got Chevy's number blocked from here on out.

this was done by the advice of Bergevin to bring Dubois to the Kings. The same guy that signed Gallagher to that ridiculous contract in Montreal. Bergevin should be running a beer league team and not be an advisor to the LA Kings.

PLD is that employee or coworker that blatantly steals company funds by showing up just to clock in n out. Blake is the manager who hires on hearsay. What a con job this was/is.

not a kings fan myself but im not sure ive heard one say that they liked this trade when it happened so i imagine the team is feeling the heat from fans after risking it and it not working as they hoped

Its not Vilardi that is the big miss (as i keep hearing Kings fans say), My belief is that Alex Iaofallo is the biggest subtraction from that team. Good team player that played 20 mins a night in all situations. I wouldn't have swapped him 1for1 for PLD. Hayes is too loyal to the lazy bum. If you saw PLD's 'performances' at the end of his CBJ days .... You saw this coming (and I said as much at the time of the trade) from here in England!

2:25 - one thing I do not see mentioned enough when talking about PLD coming to Winnipeg from CBJ. His dad worked with the moose. We add lowrys dad on staff the following year if im not mistaken. Chevy clearly value(d) trying to play up the family dynamics a bit to help convince people to stay...papa dubois still with the moose...

I watched a lot of jets games when he was here and it seemed he would show some effort( on average) every fifth game, and could dominate a game when he wants to. Why he does not give his all every game is baffling. What option does LA have. I say play him on top line consistently and force him to answer the call and take the heat. Money is spent anyway.

Compliance buyout, especially since he is under 26 they will only pay 1/3 of his total salary but they will have to immediately do it at the end of the season. A franchise only gets 2 CP's. LA hasn't used any. The only cap hit they'll take is the signing bonus. They can then fire Blake and Marc Bergevin since I believe he had some say about the signing. Anyway, PLD becomes a free agent after the buyout. LA eats the contract and trade but if they are smart, just start over. I think Kopi will retire after next season and they have pieces they can sell for picks or prospects. Just my opinion.

I never understood what the Kings were thinking from the start. It was already the second team he was asking out of and he never topped out at 30 goals nor a point per game. Happy for the Jets. Karma for the Kings.

Maybe this explains why Winnipeg became a dumpster fire after Christmas last season?

While he isn't to blame for the collapse of the Kings in terms of playing, we don't exactly know what's going on behind closed doors, and if you look at this track record it doesn't look good for the Kings.

What line did pld play with last year with Winnipeg? Linemates? I was not for this trade because it included villardi. That being said he's here now and to be fair he's had some less than average Linemates. Anderson Dolan who was waived and unclaimed and a rookie (lafferie) who would not be on the team if Ardvanson was not injured. McClellan has not patience whatsoever and keeps moving him from center to wing and back to center again. If Kopitar and danault had the same Linemates as pld I'd guess that would both have very similar numbers.

Jets fans are laughing at this whole thing and especially at Dubois! Some might even want to thank him for initiating this trade in the FIRST place!

**laughs in CBJ**

The agreement with the players association makes teams slaves to their best players. There used to be a time when you could send an underperforming player to the minors to get the message across to the player that more is expected for the money they are being paid. That option is no longer available to coaches and teams.

Now let’s talk about how the Jets can’t score. Before someone else grabs them, Jets NEED to pull the trig on either Giroux or the Tank from Ottawa.

Brutal trade. Management did not do their due diligence. The guy has a 8 million dollar bod and 3 cent ticker.

I see you Hustler! Wipe that smile off your face Hustler…🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣

I was stunned when Winnipeg made such a fuss over PLD when LA came to town. It seemed like they rolled out the red carpet, gave him a key to the city and cherished his every breath. All for a player who did nothing for the team and wanted out. Nice

To me the trade is not the problem. Its a gamble , win some , lose some . But all those 7-8 years contract for 7 to 9 millions are gonna be a problem in a few years for a lot of teams

You are partially correct. Gaboriks contract was horrible. But, Blake found a way to make it worse. He could have placed Gaborik on LTIR (which is what Ottawa did) and the cap hit would have disappeared. Instead, he traded Gaboriks 4.87 mil deal for Phaneuf and his 7 mil deal. Ottawa retained 25% so LA was paying Phaneuf 5.25 (about 300k more than Gaborik). While Phaneuf could get onto the ice, it was very obvious that he could no longer play effectively. He was so bad that Blake had to buy him out. Both Gaborik and Phaneufs contract ran out after 2021, but because we had to buy out Phaneuf, he had a 1 mil cap hit against the Kings for 2 more seasons. The devil is in the details and Ottawa was laughing all the way to the since the trade opened up over 5 mil in CAP space for them. Hope that helps you understand the situation more clearly, especially when it comes to Blake and his ability to evaluate talent and negotiate bad contracts (Kovalchuk, Petersen, 0:02 Phaneuf, PLD, etc.).

PL Daigle

PLD is definitely a problem for the Kings. But every night I watch them the jump out to a lead then by the final horn they end up losing. While DD is right I think the goal tending issue a bigger problem. I know the #'s dont loook so bad for now.

As an Oilers fan, this PLD in LA development pleases me 😊

This was so obvious as soon as he stopped trying for torts. Why anyone would give him more than a one year deal is beyond me

I had this team as stanley cup faves before the trade, but between a down year for talbot and the worst trade since the ron francis heist that ruined hartford, l.a is done. Some players can still play with guaranteed money, but pld is like many people who pass union probation and then stop working.

LA hockey is still a small entity in a huge metropolis. There’s a French Canadian connection here that has been foundational to growing the sport. PLD had his dad nearby when he was traded to Winnipeg. His agent Pat Brisson is still living in LA. Most of the hockey players tend to live in one circumscribed area by the beach..Hermosa Manhattan Redondo Beach..not far from the practice facility. If you are not readily a team player..aren’t motivated by that…this is a pretty crowded space. Hopefully PLD will find a way to contribute. I watched him a lot when he was with CBJ..really from the start he was a hot and cold energy guy. Fabulous moments with very exciting rallies…and then nothing. Does analytics not sniff out that elite players can be overly sensitive..to location to team dynamics…and end up being a very expensive investment that drains the Cap coffers.

Chevy is the Best!!

People forget that the 2nd round pick also included in this deal was the pick Kings got for Sean Durzi from Coyotes. Sean Durzi himself (a defenseman) has 28 points to PLD’s 20. So Kings gave up Durzi to pull this trade off as well as Vilardi (20 pts) in almost half the games PLD has played, then Iafallo (18 pts) and project player Kupari…but still an NHL level player. Yes, it’s not just about points. Defense maybe ? Nope, PLD is -16 !!!! The whole trade is an absolute disaster and Blake should be fired as he had a big part in TM’s firing.

What exactly is a 'cookie night'?

Yes we do

Yes

Dubois is a known cancer. He stopped trying in Columbus to force a trade and then requested a trade out of Winnepeg. He has been unhappy with 100% of the teams he's played on. That's all the evidence I would need to steer clear of that guy if I was an NHL GM.

They may regret the trade but someone needs to be fired for authoring the $64m contract!!!!! This is his 3rd Team and the same issues emerge.

The Kings are playing so bad now with PDL that even the haters feel bad trolling them.

it does bother me when ppl will comment acting like they knew. That said as a non fan of either of these teams that trade and signing was ?able at best. I am all for players having the right to play wherever they want. That said he just seemed like someone that had issues not only in the locker room multiple times but also consistency. Teams will always think they can change a player or give him an environment to thrive. So etimes it works because I think in comparing the 4 major sports hockey is that sport where your ceiling or usefulness is not linear. That said that situation had so many red flags in multiple places it almost seems weird LA fell for it. That said maybe he will turn it around. Personally I would be surprised but you never know.

PLD needs help and its not with his play ..Hes immensly talented ...Liane is getting help !!

Everyone says he's capable of so much more. Well he didn't show it here in Wpg either. I am one, of many, that were glad to get rid of him and we got great team players from LA.

Interesting to have a team composed of others teams failed trades and draft picks. Add Oiler's Campbell or Nurse etc. Can a group of over hyped under performing come together and become more than the sum of the parts.

He has been this way at every organization he’s been on. Who would want him come to their organization

I've always said there are 2 types of playersin the nhl,those who love the lifestyle that pro hockey affords them and then there are players who live hockey and just want to win.Pld is obviously the former.

He plays like he wants. No incentive, already paid. A less talented Alexi Kovalev. Kovalev played in contract years. Man if he played every game up to his talent would have been scary.

Yes, we regret it. Big time.

As for the trade Jets steal the King ransom.

I got more hussle in a single beer league game than PLD has all season. Dude's trash rn. As a Kings fan, hearing this trade pissed me tf off. 😠

I know the fans regret it. Dubois has always under-achieved, Blake screwed the pooch badly on this one.

PLD was honest about wanting out of wpg and for that im thankful, he could have not said anything and pulled a Taveras and just left and we get nothing back in return. And its only been half a season, PLD started slow in wpg when he was 1st traded there, he will bounce back and be the power forward he once was

PLD is a tire fire and has always been a me first player. If you didn't see this coming, you haven't been following his career.

How can you not, dude is the ultimate lame duck. He wants a trade already, and will want a trade from his new team within a year. PLD is one of the most useless plugs in the entire NHL, Kings got fleeced. The crazy part about all of this is that everyone knew this about PLD FOR YEARS NOW, yet somehow the Kings were blindsided. IT would be like the Kings trading for Huberdeau now, and then being surprised that he sucks. Nah, y'all knew what this man was, and made a terrible decision based on HOPE.

I honestly think the guy never wants to win a Stanley cup he just wants money

Yes, yes they do

It was pretty stupid to trade Valardi when he has producing the same numbers you would hope to get from PLD. Not only did we lose Valardi, Blake also gave Winnipeg 3 OTHER players!!!

Hayes is one of the top broadcasters in Canada maybe THE best over all sports commentator and an inspiration to the trans community everywhere

I know I regret buying a few Dubois rookie cards on the chance the trade to LA would help him.

What’s hilarious is before the trade even happened based on asking price it was obvious whoever got him would have remorse.

I miss Gabe🥲

I’m not a fan of the Kings but understand to some degree why GM Blake decided to try to go big with Dubois: the Kings had yet to win a playoff series since having hoisted a Stanley Cup in 2014. The execution was badly flawed considering PLD’s attitude issues with the CBJ and Jets. PLD’s porn production is IMO why this season is his seventh that has featured NHL action while Nail Yakupov and Jake Virtanen only lasted six such seasons before having chosen to move on, for the most part, at least, temporarily, to the KHL (Yakupov, long-term; Virtanen, for one season before the Russian military invasion of Ukraine would prompt him to flee Russia as soon as he could).

The sad thing is with that contract they'll never get rid of him

He got tired of everywhere he played it was a colder climate. He wanted the warmer weather cause he felt he deserved it. And I hear he wants to be know as PD and not PLD now, it's an LA thing I guess 🤷 Not hating on the guy, but he got what he wanted, and he has to step it up I guess. If he doesn't though, not my concern cause he's not on the team I cheer for.

That move was unnecessary, Dubois made his intentions clear and he wanted to play in MTL but LA went above and beyond basically giving up a whole 2nd line unit and draft pick just to signing him 8.5m long term. Thirst was real

As a Calgary fan here in Calgary. Nobody and I mean NOBODY can match the level of disappointment than Huberdeau. It’s the worst contract in NHL’s 100 year history by a huge margin. Huberdeau plays lazy, no hussle, no heart and he can’t score. He routinely misses on empty net goals. So chin up LA with PLD. You got the second worst contract but you don’t have the worst contract because we have the worst

I havent played hockey since i was 17y old with Olund, Holmstrom. Give me 5 mouths training and i'm back. Shooting harder than Al McInnis and is a solid rock. ;) Regards from Northland Sweden. Where do i sign? hehe..

I guess, or to me it seems, Pierre Luc played well enough to garner a great contract in L.A. He sure hasn't lived up to his end of the deal there. I feel bad for them, but maybe he will turn it around yet. Think positive.

My prediction is that PLD will go down in history as an all time....something. Not sure what yet, but an all world, all time something. (and not a GOOD something)

Don’t know if it’s because of him, but this team blows now. So probably a real bad trade for us. One that will cost the coach, and most likely the GM their jobs.

buying out PLD may be the only option at this point

Kevin Fiala could be the guy he's talking about not PLD lol

PLD will win a Cup with the KIngs before Winnipeg ever does. Just need to get him on the right line.

PLD - he is on his third team now. At what point do NHL teams, look at this talented player and realize he lacks heart/effort. He has become the picture of inconsistency!

The amount of GM's willing to hand big $$ and term to above average players is just embarrassing at this point.

jets fans Celebrated this trade and so did I. PD has always been a 3rd or 4 liner

PLD good riddance - Chevys a Genius

Buyout PLD contract before he turns 26 (June 24th this year). !

As of right now that trade is not doing anything for the King's but it's great for Winnipeg I was not happy with it to begin with we gave up very good players much better all of them than him so far

His agent is the superstar in this situation because he finagled the sht out of L.A

People in here acting like they are true Kings fans lol. Stop. What did Winnipeg receive?? A man made of glass, a role player who was a good “King” nothing more, and an AHL player that every organization has 11 of. Stop. Let us answer this question after the playoffs are over. Either way it’s irrelevant. Yes PLD makes probably 2 or 3 million per year too much but it’s all a moot point r now.

AS A KINGS FAN AS MUCH AS I HATE TO SAY I TOLD YOU SO BUT IN ALL REALITY IT WAS ALL ROB BLAKES FAULT TO BEGIN WITH WHY HE EVEN THOUGHT OF TRADING FOR THIS GUY.

Everyone regrets trading for Dubois.

I like to think Montreal was aware of all that. Another awful contract.

The downward spiral started when they traded Quick to The Knights. Kings should trade Pierre le Doodoo for Quick and maybe I'll start watching Kings hockey again.

As a Habs fan, I'd like to thank LA for their timely interference. I know the 8 years, 68 millions 'penalty' is steep but it is what it is. :)

PLD desperately wanted out of Winnipeg. But I don't think he wanted to go to L.A. either. He was hoping to go to a legit contender so he could walk in to a ready made Stanley Cup.

I dunno, he had wild down swings in Winnipeg, I think he showed poor character up there. It has been magnified. He was entrenched in the Winnipeg offense. In L.A., he is not picking it up. Low effort, low effort.

Of course not, he is so productive and an inspiration to his teammates, the effort, the hustle, the consistantcy and positivity :/

The Jets made a great trade considering their situation, but PLD will be fine. I’ll bet that many of the same people writing PLD off also wanted to trade #55 and build the Jets around him.

everybody regrets having PLD on their team.

A buyout gets in every "worst trade" video for decades. More crippling than Wild buyout penalties

Maybe its time LA buys him out & then he can head over to the KHL.