Deadline Day ’24: Analyzing Los Angeles’ Moves

Having painted himself into a corner with cap mismanagement, Rob Blake was faced with a bevy of difficult decisions on Friday. The organization lacks many interesting NHL-ready prospects outside of Samuel Fagemo, who was recalled after the Nashville Predators claimed Jaret Anderson-Dolan off waivers. Down three wingers and a first-pairing defenseman, depth was already strained as it was before Blake’s curious decision to try and sneak both Anderson-Dolan and Jacob Moverare through waivers. The idea was to be able to “send” them to the Ontario Reign via paper transaction so they would be eligible for AHL playoffs.