OC Register 13 hours ago
Kings lose defenseman Brayden McNabb to Vegas in expansion draft
It could have been worse, but it also could have been better. The Kings dangled Dustin Brown and Marian Gaborik and their lengthy and expensive contracts in the NHL expansion draft Wednesday, but the Vegas Golden Knights didn’t want either veteran forward and instead opted to select defenseman Brayden McNabb. McNabb was more or less […]
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Watch: McNabb: Crazy being picked by Golden Knights
Brayden McNabb caught up with Gene Principe after being selected by the Vegas Golden Knights and shared his thoughts about how he found out and how he feels the franchise will progress.
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Jon Rosen / LA Kings Insider 14 hours ago NHL Awards and Golden Knights reveal live thread
5:00 p.m. I don’t know who this is. Fortunately, David Harbour is presenting! LET’S LIVE BLOG, INSIDERS. The post NHL Awards and Golden Knights reveal live thread appeared first on LA Kings Insider.
Jon Rosen / LA Kings Insider 21 hours ago Kings to open 2017-18 season at home vs Flyers
The Los Angeles Kings will open the 2017-18 season at home against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, October 5. The announcement came as part of a Wednesday league-wide release revealing all 31 teams’ home openers. Interestingly, the Vegas Golden Knights will open the season with a road back-to-back at Dallas and Arizona on October 6-7 […] The post Kings to open 2017-18 season at home vs Flyers appeared first on LA Kings Insider.
Jon Rosen / LA Kings Insider Jun 20, 2017 NHL Adidas jerseys revealed; few changes for most teams, including Kings
With Adidas replacing its subsidiary, Reebok, as the National Hockey League’s jersey manufacture and distributor, teams will take the ice in 2017-18 sporting a brand new jersey design, and those new uniforms were revealed during an event at The Wynn in Las Vegas on Tuesday night. Partly because of the massive-scale operation in designing and […] The post NHL Adidas jerseys revealed; few changes for most teams, including Kings appeared first on LA Kings Insider.
Jon Rosen / LA Kings Insider Jun 20, 2017 Clague to Canada’s WJC camp (obvs); Dodgers/Kings cap; Budaj re-ups
Several additional notes that didn’t make it into ODDS AND ENDS: VOL. I: CAMP CLAGUE. Not exactly news: Kale Clague, who totaled six assists in seven games while stepping into a wide role during this past year’s World Junior Championships, has been invited to Hockey Canada’s national junior team development camp, which will be held […] The post Clague to Canada’s WJC camp (obvs); Dodgers/Kings cap; Budaj re-ups appeared first on LA Kings Insider.
Jon Rosen / LA Kings Insider Jun 20, 2017 Odds and ends: Adidas jerseys, expansion draft, NHL schedule, Doan
NEW JERSEYS. Jumping right into expansion and NHL Awards proceedings, the NHL will unveil the 31 new Adidas jerseys in Las Vegas this evening at 7:00 p.m. I’ll have a post up at the time that will link to all of the new jerseys without relying too much on the inevitable corporate and propagandic jargon […] The post Odds and ends: Adidas jerseys, expansion draft, NHL schedule, Doan appeared first on LA Kings Insider.
Jon Rosen / LA Kings Insider Jun 19, 2017 Royal Lineage: Michael Rasmussen?
The Los Angeles Kings are slotted to pick 11th when the first round of the NHL Draft kicks off this Friday in Chicago. They might take Tri-City Americans center Michael Rasmussen with that 11th pick. They might not! As part of the Royal Lineage feature, which debuted two years ago and culminated in the team […] The post Royal Lineage: Michael Rasmussen? appeared first on LA Kings Insider.
Jon Rosen / LA Kings Insider Jun 18, 2017 Salary cap set at $75M; LAKI joins Kings Men Podcast
The NHL and NHLPA on Sunday announced the payroll range that teams will adhere to for the 2017-18 season. Per a league’s release, the salary cap ceiling is $75-million, the adjusted midpoint is $65.2-million, and the salary floor is $55.4 million. The $75-million cap represents a two-million dollar raise from the 2016-17 salary cap. The […] The post Salary cap set at $75M; LAKI joins Kings Men Podcast appeared first on LA Kings Insider.
OC Register Jun 18, 2017
Kings make Brown and Gaborik available for NHL expansion draft
As expected, the Kings didn’t protect forwards Dustin Brown and Marian Gaborik on Sunday, hoping Vegas Golden Knights general manager George McPhee might take one of them off their hands Wednesday in the NHL expansion draft. McPhee isn’t expected to take Brown or Gaborik, their bloated contracts outweighing their otherwise superb NHL resumes. Brown, a […]
Los Angeles Times Jun 18, 2017
Kings' Brown, Gaborik, Ducks' Manson, Vatanen left available in NHL expansion draft
The Kings did not include former team captain Dustin Brown and high-priced winger Marian Gaborik on the list of protected players they submitted in advance of Wednesday’s NHL expansion draft, but that doesn’t mean they will be free of the duo’s expensive contracts. The NHL on Sunday released the...
Jon Rosen / LA Kings Insider Jun 18, 2017 Who did the Kings (and other teams) protect from the expansion draft?
Expansion protection lists, which were due into the league yesterday, have been revealed. As has been projected, the Kings elected to protect eight skaters and one goaltender. Those players were Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter, Tanner Pearson, Tyler Toffoli, Drew Doughty, Alec Martinez, Jake Muzzin, Derek Forbort and Jonathan Quick. Other than maybe a tiny bit […] The post Who did the Kings (and other teams) protect from the expansion draft? appeared first on LA Kings Insider.
Jon Rosen / LA Kings Insider Jun 17, 2017 Expansion lists are due today. How might the Kings be affected?
It’s June 17, the day that has been noted on NHL calendars for the last several months. The next 24 hours will serve as a prelude to an active week across the NHL as teams make moves to protect and expose certain assets and the Vegas Golden Knights will begin to have a semblance of […] The post Expansion lists are due today. How might the Kings be affected? appeared first on LA Kings Insider.
Jon Rosen / LA Kings Insider Jun 16, 2017 Reports: NHLPA voting on a $75-million cap; what might that mean for the Kings?
Reports indicate that the NHLPA is voting today on whether to execute a $2-million raise of the salary cap ceiling. The $75-million cap was first reported by James Mirtle of The Athletic ($) yesterday, with John Shannon and Pierre LeBrun reporting that the league was meeting today to discuss the ceiling. Such an increase would […] The post Reports: NHLPA voting on a $75-million cap; what might that mean for the Kings? appeared first on LA Kings Insider.
LA Kings Insider Jun 16, 2017
Reign agree to terms with former Bowling Green State captain Walker
The Reign have agreed to terms with former Bowling Green State University defenseman Sean Walker, the team announced on Friday afternoon. The 22-year-old Walker played a complete four years at BGSU, totaling 80 points (22 goals, 58 assists) in 160 games. Walker, a native of Keswick, Ontario, Canada, served as captain his final two seasons […] The post Reign agree to terms with former Bowling Green State captain Walker appeared first on LA Kings Insider.
OC Register Jun 16, 2017
Kings don’t figure to lose a great deal in the NHL’s expansion draft
The Vegas Golden Knights will select one player from each of the NHL’s other 30 teams Wednesday in the expansion draft, leaving the Kings’ new management team perhaps wondering, “Only one? You sure you don’t want to take three or four or five of ours?” The Kings have many fine players worth placing on their […]
