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1) Jack Johnson + #1 pick (CBJ choice of 2012 or 2013) for Jeff Carter –

Carter paid off huge bringing LA its first Cup.



2) Blue Jacket's GM Scott Howson NOT taking the Kings 1st round pick in the Jack Johnson deal in 2012 and instead waiting until 2013 (where the NEW GM selected Marko Dano)

The pick Columbus did NOT want turned out to be TANNER PEARSON



3) Matt Frattin +2nd and conditional 3rd and handing the Kings Marian Gaborik.

Since coming over from the Blue Jackets, Gaborik scored 5 goals and 11 assists in 19 regular season games and has 12 goals and 7 assists in 22 post season games.


The other who "helped" the Kings with the "build":

CRAIG CONROY
Got the Kings Dwight King

THE LATE PAVOL DEMITRA
Who got the Kings Patrick O’Sullivan who got us Justin Williams AND Trevor Lewis

BRADEN HOLTBY
Who was drafted by Washington a year after the Kings traded that pick to select Alec Martinez

BRENT SOPEL
Who was traded to Vancouver for what turned out to be Wayne Simmonds who was then packaged to the Flyers for Mike Richards who helped the Kings win a Stanley Cup.

CALVIN PICKARD
The Avalanche didn’t see much value in the #47 pick that they traded two spots down to acquire Pickard and the 109th pick so Lombardi could draft some kid named Tyler Toffoli.