Tomorrow, July 1, is the start of the NHL's signing period for unrestricted free agents. Unlike in recent years -- Ilya Kovalchuk, Brad Richards, etc. -- the day doesn't figure to hold a tremendous amount of drama for the Kings. The big catch on the free-agent market, certainly among forwards, is Za... Read More

The first of the Kings players' Stanley Cup public plans has emerged. Colin Fraser announced via Twitter yesterday that, as part of his day with the Cup, he will make it publicly available in downtown Sylvan Lake, in Alberta, on July 18 from noon-2 p.m. Sylvan Lake is pretty much directly between Ca... Read More

For a while, it became popular to refer to the Kings as ''Flyers West,'' given the deep connections between the two teams. Now, is it trending the other way? As expected, the Flyers today named former Kings coach Terry Murray as the coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Adirondack Pha... Read More

It's been another busy week for the Stanley Cup, which has been paraded through Hermosa Beach by Jarret Stoll, presented to Manhattan Beach police and firefighters by Dustin Brown and has been the center of attention at more parties than any socialite. It's also been on something of a media tour the... Read More

Hey, guess what Patrik Elias found in his equipment bag? The puck from the end of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Michael Altieri, the Kings' vice president of communication, reports that the Kings got a call, letting them know that they puck would be returned. Elias, according to the Devils, r... Read More

Luc Robitaille, the Kings' president of business operations, was on the ''NHL Live'' show on the NHL Network this afternoon with E.J. Hradek and Bill Pidto. Robitaille discussed Jonathan Quick's soon-to-be-signed 10-year contract extension (reportedly for $58 million) as well as the Kings' possible ... Read More

Jonathan Quick will be around a while. The Kings have announced that Quick has agreed to a 10-year contract extension, which will start with the 2013-14 season. Quick, under collective-bargaining rules, cannot officially sign the contract until Sunday. In a statement released by the Kings, genera... Read More

An announcement today indicated that the NHL plans to go forward with a salary-cap ceiling of $70.2 million and a salary-cap floor of $54.2 million for the 2012-13 season. For now. This can be altered -- meaning, in all likelihood, lowered -- if the owners and players decide so, during their upcomin... Read More

For those who haven't yet had a Stanley Cup picture, here's another opportunity. The trophy, along with Bailey and the Kings' Ice Crew, will be at a Sports Chalet store in West Los Angeles (11801 West Olympic Blvd.) on Friday from 6-7 p.m. It's a free event, but you must bring your own camera, and t... Read More

With the Stanley Cup celebrations in Los Angeles dying down, Kings players are starting to scatter to various places to enjoy their shortened summer and spend time with family and friends. Of course, for Anze Kopitar, that meant a trip to his native Slovenia. Kopitar's day with the Stanley Cup in Sl... Read More

A story from the Canadian Press today has a partial rundown of when and where the Kings will be taking the Stanley Cup around the world this summer. At this moment, I don't know others, and I have no idea whether these dates are accompanied by any public appearances. It is entirely up to the players... Read More

So, guess who owned up to taking the Game 6 puck? New Jersey winger Patrik Elias told Rich Chere of the Star-Ledger newspaper today that he did take the game-ending puck off the ice -- as first reported here -- and take it to the Devils' bench but, well, from there, it's all quite fuzzy. He probably... Read More

Here are a few more photos of Bob Miller's event from last night. The Braemar Country Club in Tarzana did a real nice job of hosting the event, and of course Bob and his wife, Judy, were gracious in bringing in people to have fun. What's telling about Bob and Judy is that not only did they invite fr... Read More