From winning the Stanley Cup twice in three seasons to being one of the worst teams in the NHL, the Los Angeles Kings haven’t seen a lot of consistency over the last few seasons. One exception to this is Anze Kopitar. Anze Kopitar (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Kopitar was drafted 11th overall, the
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Answering some Toronto Maple Leafs offseason questions Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: (mailbag) It is still too early in Kyle Dubas’ GM tenure for the Toronto Maple Leafs to fire him. That said, his leash is getting shorter. Though Dubas likely doesn’t want to trade William Nylander, they may look to move him this
As a team slowly coming out of their rebuild, this offseason for the Los Angeles Kings will be a crucial one. It can either fast track their rebuild, or, if management is unassertive, the time it will take to get back to the playoffs can be extended. A big part of having a good offseason
NHL doing 1,500 tests per day with no positives so far Darren Dreger: Since Sunday when the teams arrived in the Hub cities, the NHL has conducted 1,500 tests per day and there have been no positive COVID test results. Results are processed in 24 hours or less. Andy Strickland: St. Louis Blues GM Doug
The Kings are unlikely to offer sheet, take on a bad contract, trade up to No. 1 and be active in free agency Lisa Dillman of The Athletic: (mailbag) It is very unlikely that the Los Angeles Kings would offer sheet a restricted free agent like Mikhail Sergachev. Offer sheets rarely work and the Kings
Kings draft targets Shawn Simpson: Though it is still early the 2020 NHL draft process, has been told that the Los Angeles Kings are looking at forwards Quinten Byfield and Tim Stutzle, and defensemen Jamie Drysdale. The Kings hold the No. 2 pick. Red Wings draft pick could be playing close to Detroit Ryan Kennedy:
Seattle arena delay but still on time to open for the 2021-22 season TSN: Seattle president Todd Leiweke said that the schedule to have their arena renovations completed has been pushed back a few months because of COVID-19. They are still expected to be complete for the opening of the 2021-22 season. “Any delay is
Kings linked to Nesterov … Nothing new between Canucks and Tryamkin Rick Dhaliwal: Have heard that defenseman Nikita Nesterov is leaving CSKA of the KHL. Nesterov has been linked to the Los Angeles Kings. There is nothing new to report with regards to the Vancouver Canucks and defenseman Nikita Tryamkin. Free agent defensemen the Vancouver
Some offseason questions for each of the team that didn’t make the playoffs Josh Beneteau of Sportsnet: Questions for each of the seven teams that didn’t qualify for the 24-team playoff format. Detroit Red Wings – How many of their pending free agents will be back next season? None of their UFAs including Jimmy Howard
Sorokin and Kaprizov won’t be staying in the KHL Aivis Kalnins: There had been a rumor going around that Ilya Sorokin (Islanders) and Kirill Kaprizov (Wild) would be remaining the KHL. There is no truth to the rumors as both players intend to sign their entry-level contracts. The Los Angeles Kings will have some cap
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news about Mikhail Sergachev and a lack of discussions with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Vancouver Canucks are looking at ways to improve their blue line and the Los Angeles Kings are targeting the same thing. Finally, it appears the Edmonton Oilers are going to lose depth forward
Rory Boylen of Sportsnet: Looking at a potential trade candidate for each team in the Western Conference. Anaheim Ducks – Adam Henrique – Carries a $6 million cap hit through 2023-24. The centerman could interest some teams. Arizona Coyotes – Derek Stepan – The Coyotes may need to clear some cap space for their free
NHL and NBA looking at Vegas? Adrian Dater: Have been hearing the NHL and NBA could potentially be battling for Vegas as a host city for playoff games. Kings would like to sign Kaliyev John Hoven: Los Angeles Kings GM Rob Blake said that he’s been talking with the camp of 2018 draft pick Arthur
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news that the Washington Capitals have decided Breandan Leipsic’s comments were too much not to ignore, the Toronto Maple Leafs are losing an assistant coach, and is Jeff Carter looking at retirement, first putting himself on LTIR? Finally, there are some news and rumors hits on the Vancouver
Benning talking to UFA agents but… TSN Radio Vancouver: Vancouver Canucks GM Jim Benning on pending free agent goaltender Jacob Markstrom: “I’ve been talking to his agent, but we really haven’t been talking contract much with the uncertainty. We don’t know what the cap will be like next year, we don’t know if we’ll finish
Could the Edmonton Oilers fit Taylor Hall‘s contract in? Allan Mitchell and Jonathan Willis: The Edmonton Oilers could use an elite scoring winger. Should they consider pending free agent winger Taylor Hall, and could they afford him? The flat salary cap won’t help, and they are already top-heavy. Could the Oilers get Ryan Nugent-Hopkins re-signed
Potential landing spots for Tyson Barrie Luke Fox of Sportsnet: (mailbag) Toronto Maple Leafs pending unrestricted defenseman Tyson Barrie won’t be re-signing with the Leafs as they don’t have the salary cap space nor a spot as the No. 1 power play defenseman. It is believed that Barrie might have interest in returning to his
There are some teams that could take advantage of a flat 2020-21 NHL salary cap Luke Fox of Sportsnet: The NHL is not really interested in reducing the salary cap from next season from the $81.5 million that it is this season. There could be a few years of a flat NHL salary cap. “There’s
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