Tag: Los Angeles Kings

NHL Rumors: Canucks, Kings and Islanders

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Elliotte Friedman: Hearing that the Canucks are interested in Ralph Krueger. Is he interested in leaving Southampton FC though? Elliotte Friedman: Krueger in a email commenting on the Canucks interest: "I have had some interesting chats these…

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NHL Rumors: Golden Knights, Panthers, Wild, Coyotes and Iginla

On the Vegas Golden Knights ... Sin Bin: Vegas will announce their first head coach today. Owner Bill Foley:  "I'd probably be ready by about 12 noon." Darren Dreger: The Golden Knights will name Gerard Gallant their first head coach.…

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NHL News: LA Kings Fire Lombardi and Sutter, Promote Blake and Robitaille

On the Los Angeles Kings ... AEG: The LA Kings relieved President and GM Dean Lombardi and head coach Darryl Sutter of their duties. The Kings have scheduled a press conference at 1:00 pm PST tomorrow. The Kings have named…

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NHL Rumors: Jarome Iginla and Radim Vrbata

On Jarome Iginla ... Bo Hamby of LA Kings Insider: Jarome Iginla will turn 40 years old on July 1st, and the pending unrestricted free agent isn't sure if he'll play next season or retire. It's sounding like he maybe…

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Quick Hits: Injury Updates, Stars, Kings, Blackhawks, Red Wings and Bickell

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Leafs PR: Defenseman Nikita Zaitsev left last night's game early with an upper-body injury. Defenseman Roman Polak left at the end of the second but returned in the third. Chris Johnston: Coach Mike Babcock…

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NHL Rumors: Coaching, Zaitsev, Neil and the New York Islanders

On some potential coaching moves, Nikita Zaitsev and Chris Neil ... Sportsnet: Hockey Night in Canada Headlines. Elliotte Friedman thinks there could be a significant number of coaching changes this offseason. The Vegas Golden Knights still need to hire their…

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NHL Rumors: Sobotka, Zaitsev, Grigorenko and the LA Kings

On Vladimir Sobotka ... Aivis Kalnins: Can expect Avangard to start having contract extension talks with Vladimir Sobotka as soon as next week. On KHL's CSKA Moscow ... Aivis Kalnins: The president of CSKA Moscow: ''We will do everything in our…

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NHL Rumors: Flyers, Jagr, Kings and Canadiens

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Tim Panaccio: The Flyers are in on college free agent Spencer Foo. On Jaromir Jagr and the Los Angeles Kings ... Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Hearing that it may not be easy for…

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NHL Rumors: Avs, Sabres, Lightning, Kings and Islanders

On the Colorado Avalanche, Buffalo Sabres, Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles Kings ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: A league executive said that Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon is not as untouchable as he once was. Pro scouts…

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NHL Rumors: Olympics, LA Kings and the Ottawa Senators Senators

On the 2018 Winter Olympics ... John Shannon: IIHF's Rene Fasel said that they need to know for sure by the end of April if the NHL will be sending players to the Olympics. Aivis Kalnins: The Russian Hockey Federation…

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NHL Rumors: Capitals, Kings, Coyotes, Avs, Preds, Ducks and Penguins

On the Washington Capitals ... Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post: Re-acquired by the Washington Capitals at the trade deadline in the Kevin Shattenkirk deal, goaltender Pheonix Copley is a pending unrestricted free agent and he'd be open to re-signing with…

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NHL Rumors: Bruins, Flames, Canucks and College Free Agents

On the Boston Bruins ... DJ Bean of CSNNE: Both the Bruins and David Pastrnak's camp are interested in doing a long-term contract. Good news for the Bruins is that Pastrnak won't be asking for a Vladimir Tarasenko comparable -…

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