Tag: Los Angeles Kings

NHL News: Cap Compliant, Waivers, and Injury Notes

On the Salary Cap ... Chris Johnston: NHL teams have to be salary cap compliant and have their opening rosters submitted by 5 pm ET on Tuesday. On Waivers ... Renaud Lavoie: Players put on waivers. Brad Malone - Edmonton…

Mark Easson

NHL News and Injuries: CTE Testing, Waivers, Pens, Sens, Lightning, Knights, Stars and Kings

On CTE testing ... Rick Westhead: One player agent on CTE testing (Boston University researchers say they have a method to diagnose CTE in living patients): “If I asked 30 of my players if they would take a test to tell…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Waivers, Maple Leafs, Rangers, Islanders Kings and Jets

On waivers ... Renaud Lavoie: Put on waivers yesterday. Reid Boucher - Vancouver Canucks Dustin Tokarski - Anaheim Ducks Paul Thompson - Vegas Golden Knights Thomas Tynan - Vegas Golden Knights Cody Bass - Nashville Predators Jordan Szwarz - Boston…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Canadiens, Senators, Detroit, Sabres, Jets, Coyotes, Kings and Wild

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Dave McCarthy of NHL.com: Forward Jonathan Drouin is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. "It's a muscular thing and it was more out of precaution for tonight than anything else," coach Claude Julien said.…

Mark Easson

Pacific Division: Los Angeles Kings Season Outlook

Forwards The incoming Blake/Robitaille/Stevens administration seeks increased goal scoring and a quicker pace, but philosophy alone won’t put points on the board. Anze Kopitar could still use some help. With just 12 goals and a career-worst 0.68 points-per-game, he led…

Kevin Wickersham

Pacific Division: Los Angeles Kings Season Primer

Salary Cap Situation - source Cap Friendly Projected Cap Hit: $68,168,560 Projected Cap Space: $6,831,440 Projected LTIR Used: $0 Current Cap Space: $6,831,440 Deadline Cap Space: $31,766,196 Todays Cap Hit: $68,168,560 Roster: 21/23 Contracts: 45/50 Offseason Moves – In/Out - source Sports Forecaster…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Maple Leafs, Bruins, Blue Jackets, Senators, Canadiens and Kings

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Chris Johnston: The Maple Leafs added Joffrey Lupul to their "IR" list. They completed Lupul's Injured Non-Roster Form which is normal after someone fails their medical. Joffrey Lupul: Statement: "I responded earlier this week…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Teams Still Talking To Avalanche About Matt Duchene

As many as eight teams are interested in Matt Duchene ... TSN: Darren Dreger said that there are as many as eight teams interested in Matt Duchene, but there doesn't appear to be anything close. None of the teams that…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Wild, Kings, Sens, Oilers, Blues, Blackhawks and Canucks

On the Minnesota Wild ... Minnesota Wild: The Wild will be bringing Daniel Winnik to training camp on a PTO. Sean Shapiro: GM Chuck Fletcher said that prospect Mason Shaw (leg) could be out for four to six months. On…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche and the Los Angeles Kings

On the Colorado Avalanche and Matt Duchene ... Adrian Dater of BSN Denver: The reporting date for Avalanche veterans is Thursday. The Matt Duchene and Nikita Zadorov situations still hang over the team. Duchene's agent hasn't said if Duchene will…

Mark Easson

NHL News and Notes: Trade Deadline, Draft Age, Sharks, Devils, Oilers, Predators and Senators

On the NHL trade deadline ... Renaud Lavoie: The NHL announced the NHL trade deadline will be on Monday, February 26th, 2018. On the NHL draft age ... Darren Dreger: There is talk once again about raising the NHL draft…

Mark Easson

NHL News: NJ Devils, LA Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs

On the New Jersey Devils ... Chris Ryan of NJ.com: The New Jersey Devils signed Will Butcher yesterday to a two-year contract with a base salary of $925,000 a season. Butcher chose the Devils over Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Las…

Mark Easson