The offseason has arrived for all but two teams now with the playoffs nearing an end. Accordingly, it’s time to examine what they will need to accomplish over the coming weeks with free agency fast approaching. Next up is a look at Los Angeles. Nothing much has changed in Hollywood in recent years. In 2023-24, a streaky regular season dotted by a coaching change ultimately … [Read more...] about Offseason Checklist: Los Angeles Kings
Free Agent Focus: Los Angeles Kings
Free agency is now under a month away, and teams are looking ahead to when it opens. There will be several impact players set to hit the open market in July, while many teams also have key restricted free agents to re-sign. We continue our look around the NHL with an overview of the free agent situation for the Kings. Key Restricted Free Agents F Alex Laferriere – Not only has … [Read more...] about Free Agent Focus: Los Angeles Kings
Kings Re-Sign Martin Chromiak To Two-Way Deal
The Kings are keeping winger Martin Chromiak off this summer’s restricted free agent market. They announced they’ve re-signed the 22-year-old to a one-year, two-way deal for 2025-26 that carries the league minimum $775K cap hit. He’ll earn $100K in the minors, according to PuckPedia. Chromiak was a fifth-round pick of the Kings in the 2020 draft. In the years since, the 6’0″ … [Read more...] about Kings Re-Sign Martin Chromiak To Two-Way Deal
Ducks Shouldn’t Be Worried About Offer Sheets This Summer
While the Ducks have a pair of restricted free agents that are popular speculative offer sheet candidates in Mason McTavish and Lukas Dostal, Derek Lee of The Hockey News explains why they shouldn’t be worried about it. With more than $38MM in cap space this summer per PuckPedia and increasingly high offer sheet thresholds, the price point where Anaheim might be inclined not to … [Read more...] about Ducks Shouldn’t Be Worried About Offer Sheets This Summer
LA Kings Sign Defenseman Kirill Kirsanov To Entry-Level Deal
The Los Angeles Kings have signed 22-year-old defenseman Kirill Kirsanov to a two-year entry-level deal, the team announced today. Kirsanov, the team’s third-round selection in the 2021 draft, spent last season split between the Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL and the Torpedo-Gorky NN in the VHL (Russia’s top developmental league). His contract will run through the 2026-27 … [Read more...] about LA Kings Sign Defenseman Kirill Kirsanov To Entry-Level Deal