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LaDue re-ups for two years, $1.65-million; financials updated

Jon RosenJuly 13, 20180 Comments

Restricted free agent defenseman Paul LaDue has signed a two-year, $1.65-million contract extension, the Kings announced Friday. LaDue, who will be 26 in the upcoming 2018-19 season, has three goals and 12 points in 34 regular season NHL games and 14 goals and 36 points in 74 AHL games. He scored a ... Full Story

Odds and Ends: Arbitration; happy trails, Folin, Rieder, other alums

Jon RosenJuly 9, 20180 Comments

AlumniContracts and Finances5 min read

NOW, WHERE WERE WE? Happy trails, July 4, er, weekend. Five-day weekend. Are five-day weekends a thing? I think so. Six-day weekends aren't. That's essentially "a vacation." Who here is happy that the first thought after an extended break is to categorize lengths of personal time? Anyone? I'll let m... Full Story

Notebook! Doughty, Kovalchuk deals official; Blake, Doughty weigh in

Jon RosenJuly 1, 20180 Comments

Contracts and Finances14 min read

Adam Pantozzi/NHLIRob Blake and Drew Doughty spoke via conference call with local and national media Sunday, with Blake highlighting the Kings’ focus through negotiations with Doughty and Ilya Kovalchuk while sharing an outlook of how the team should stack up in the fall. Doughty, who notified Blak... Full Story

Kovalchuk encouraged by talks with Robitaille, Blake; what about his role?

Jon RosenJuly 1, 20180 Comments

Contracts and FinancesMedia Availability10 min read

Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesA fine July 1 was celebrated by many, including one Ilya Kovalchuk, whose contract signing was officially announced by the LA Kings. Per TSN's Darren Dreger, it comes with an immediate payday. Kovalchuk will receive a $7.85-million signing bonus – and another $5.3M bonus o... Full Story

2015 Calder core moves on: Gravel to Oilers; Mersch to Stars; Dowd joins Caps

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 1, 20180 Comments

Contracts and FinancesNHL NewsOntario ReignRoster Moves5 min read

Mike Stobe/NHLIFormer Los Angeles and Ontario defenseman Kevin Gravel has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers, ending his tenure with the Kings organization. Via Sportsnet's Mark Spector, Gravel's deal will pay $700,000 at the NHL level and $300,000 at the AHL level. A left... Full Story

Core locked up with Doughty’s eight-year, $88-million extension

Jon RosenJune 29, 20180 Comments

Contracts and FinancesVideo6 min read

Drew Doughty has agreed to sign on for an additional eight seasons past this upcoming season, the Kings announced Friday. The extension, per a source, will come with an $11-million average annual value and extend through the 2006-27 season, when he will turn 37. July 1, 2018 represents the date Doug... Full Story

Kings qualify LaDue, Lintuniemi, MacDermid, but not Rieder, Subban, Auger

Jon RosenJune 25, 20180 Comments

Contracts and FinancesOntario ReignProspects and Scouting3 min read

The LA Kings submitted qualifying offers to Paul LaDue, Alex Lintuniemi and Kurtis MacDermid, but not Jordan Subban, Justin Auger, or as reported earlier today, Tobias Rieder. Teams had a 2:00 p.m. PT deadline to submit qualifying offers to restricted free agents. By qualifying a player, a team i... Full Story

Rieder won’t be qualified; eligible to become an unrestricted free agent July 1

Jon RosenJune 25, 20180 Comments

Contracts and Finances2 min read

The LA Kings won't qualify Toby Rieder, hockey operations confirmed to LA Kings Insider. First reported by Elliotte Friedman in today's 31 Thoughts, this was an expected decision after the team came to terms with Ilya Kovalchuk on a three-year, $18.75-million contract over the weekend. Rieder will b... Full Story

Kovalchuk: Notes, bullet points, links

Jon RosenJune 23, 20180 Comments

Contracts and FinancesVideo6 min read

Finally, it’s time to get back to Ilya Kovalchuk after a busy day in Dallas. Several notes. --By now you’ve probably read and heard about the impetus behind bringing Kovalchuk on board. Offense! The Kings, though improved in the regular season, need it. We all saw the playoff series. Power play! ... Full Story

Video: Luc Robitaille talks Kovalchuk, more with the NHL Network

Jon RosenJune 23, 20180 Comments

Contracts and FinancesVideo0 min read

Luc Robitaille joined Jackie Redmond and E.J. Hradek of the NHL Network from the NHL Draft in Dallas Saturday morning to discuss the team's agreement with Ilya Kovalchuk. Comparing the deal to Patrick Marleau's contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, he answered questions about the term of the contra... Full Story

Kings agree to terms with Kovalchuk on a three-year contract

Jon RosenJune 23, 20180 Comments

Contracts and Finances3 min read

The LA Kings have agreed to terms with Ilya Kovalchuk on a three-year contract. The signing of the contract can not officially be announced until July 1, but a team source confirmed Elliotte Friedman's report that the average annual value of the contract is $6.25-million. Kovalchuk, 35, totaled 3... Full Story

Salary cap ceiling rises $4.5M to $79.5M; floor at $58.8M; Kovalchuk note

Jon RosenJune 21, 20180 Comments

Contracts and FinancesNHL News1 min read

News, via the NHLPA: The NHLPA and NHL have announced the Team Payroll Range for the 2018-19 league year. Upper Limit will be $79.5 M, Lower Limit will be $58.8 M: https://t.co/OxyYBBveNy pic.twitter.com/yFYw21u2XB— NHLPA (@NHLPA) June 21, 2018 What this means for the Kings was covered... Full Story

2018-19 cap ceiling: Between $79.5-million, $80-million; how are the Kings affected?

Jon RosenJune 20, 20180 Comments

Contracts and FinancesNHL News4 min read

Some 10 floors below LAKI HQ at the Wynn Encore in Las Vegas, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman emerged from a hotel ballroom to inform an assembled group of reporters that the NHL's salary cap ceiling is expected to rise to between $79.5-million and $80-million for 2018-19. Last season's salary cap cei... Full Story