On today’s rendition of 32 Thoughts , Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that the Los Angeles Kings are exploring a change-of-scenery trade with center Phillip Danault . Additionally, Friedman suggested that Danault would be open to the idea of playing for a different organization.

There’s no question that the Kings have gotten a different version of Danault this year. In the four years following the summer of 2021, when the middle-six center signed a six-year, $33MM contract with Los Angeles, Danault had scored 70 goals and 195 points in 319 games wearing the black and silver while averaging approximately 18 minutes a night.

Additionally, Danault has managed a solid 53.0% success rate in the faceoff dot while starting most of his shifts in the defensive zone, and has held his

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