Here’s a more in-depth look at the players who will participate in the Kings’ development camp. The first part of the list is probably more familiar. It’s made up of players who have been in the Kings’ system or who were drafted last week. That is followed by 14 players who were invited to the [...]

Kings restricted free agents Alec Martinez and Brad Richardson have filed for arbitration, according to the league. The players can continue to negotiate and sign new contracts, independent of their arbitration status, before the hearings take place. They are scheduled to be held in Toronto from July 20-Aug. 4. According to the league, 23 players [...]

Here’s the schedule and roster for the two-day public portion of the development camp, to be held next Monday and Tuesday at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo. The roster is primarily made up of Kings draft picks from the past two or three seasons, plus a large number of unsigned players who were [...]

OK, we covered the easy part over the weekend. By virtue of reader vote, it’s been decided that Anze Kopitar’s line should include winger Dustin Penner and Justin Williams. No surprise there, as it certainly makes sense to want Williams on the first line and to want former linemates Mike Richards and Simon Gagne together [...]

Here’s hoping that everyone — on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border — is enjoying the holiday weekend… Now that the dust has settled on the Kings’ recent roster moves, here’s your chance to play coach for a day. How would you have the top two lines look? It’s fair to assume that the Kings’ [...]

Simon Gagne, attending a family function somewhere in rural Quebec, took a few minutes to talk about joining the Kings today with a two-year, $7-million contract… Question: Why did you decide on the Kings? Was having Mike Richards, your former linemate, here a factor in your choice? GAGNE: “First of all, I’m very excited to [...]

First, there will be a media conference call with Simon Gagne sometime today. in about an hour. Terry Murray, fresh off the golf course in Maine — he was pleased with the round — took a few minutes to talk about the Kings’ signing of Simon Gagne. Murray was an assistant coach with the Flyers [...]

Dean Lombardi is traveling back from Toronto today, so Kings assistant general manager Ron Hextall was kind enough to take a few minutes to talk about the Simon Gagne signing, how Gagne fits into the Kings’ plans and, as a side note, whether there is anything new with the Drew Doughty contract talks… Question: Clearly [...]

The Kings quickly found their Plan B, as they agreed to terms with winger Simon Gagne to a two-year contract. It’s a two-year, $7-million deal that, in cash terms, will pay Gagbe $4.5 million next season and $2.5 million in 2012-13, but the salary-cap hit is $3.5 million each season. Gagne has been cleared to [...]

The Kings took their swing, but the biggest name is now off the free-agent market, as Brad Richards has agreed to a nine-year deal with the New York Rangers worth $6.67 $6.5 million per year, as reported by TSN. As noted throughout yesterday, the Kings invested a lot of time and effort in Richards. As [...]

The guys at SportsNet scored a nice interview with Brad Richards tonight, in which Richards indicates that four teams — presumed to be the Rangers, Kings, Flames and Maple Leafs (in no particular order) — are still in the hunt to sign him, and indicates that he will make a decision tomorrow. TSN also caught [...]

Contrary to previously published reports, Michal Handzus will not be going to Philadelphia. In fact, he will be staying in the Pacific Division, as the San Jose Sharks signed him to a two-year contract worth $2.5 million per season, according to TSN’s Gord Miller. The Kings’ other significant unrestricted free agent, Alexei Ponikarovsky, signed a [...]

Tim Leiweke took time this afternoon to share his thoughts on the Kings’ meeting with Brad Richards… Question: How did the meeting go, and could you just speak to the importance you put on this, with such a big showing in Toronto? LEIWEKE: “This was a high priority for the Kings and a high priority [...]

The Kings’ meeting with Brad Richards (and agent Pat Morris) in Toronto included Tim Leiweke, Dean Lombardi, Terry Murray, John Stevens, Jamie Kompon, co-director of amateur scouting Michael Futa, scouting operations coordinator Lee Callans and vice president of communications and content Michael Altieri, who helped spearhead major parts of the presentation effort, which included extensive [...]

A couple Philadelphia media outlets, including one newspaper beat writer, are reporting that the Flyers have signed Michal Handzus to a contract. Terms have not been published and, in fact, the deal is being refuted by other outlets. Handzus spent three seasons in Philadelphia before he joined the Chicago Blackhawks, and then the Kings. Wherever [...]