Again, a bit of semantics here but if: (1) the kids are going to be fun and play hard but loose a lot; and (2) the Kings could use a massive amount of cap space to (foolishly over the long term) by massively overpaying a vet to chase 6-8 more wins (not filling out a roster with vets on one and two year deal) ... aren't they tanking next season as part of a rebuild. If you don't like the term tank there, I didn't craft the question above.
For each of the past few seasons, the Kings have signed or tried to sign vets because they wanted to win now and "be good in the new arena." It's more along the lines of "Are the Kings prepared to take their lumps for a year instead of chasing short term wins." That would be both a fundamental shift in course here and IMO the smart play. Folks are trying to move the goal posts back to the Kings being committed to doing that back to last summer, but I don't think that's correct. They thought Affalo would be good, the tried to sign other guys to win now, they didn't push to move DMC or Rudy early because they planned to chase the playoffs. After trading DMC, they claim they are prepared to do a rebuild but this summer is when you have to make the choice to drink 82 games of the medicine.
I see two issues on the disconnect on this issue over a couple of months. First, I'm not sure most fans have considered the difference and what the Kings might intend to do. The second is that some fans think this team might be good to chase the playoffs next year without win now moves ... and I think that's a massive stretch.