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Several additional bullet points and quotes from today’s conference call with Rob Blake: --As noted last month, no decision on whether the Kings extend a qualifying offer to Toby Rieder has been made. You should expect a decision between the end of the draft on Saturday and when qualifying offers... Full Story

Blake shares an update on framework for Doughty talks

Jon RosenJune 19, 20180 Comments

Contracts and FinancesMedia Availability1 min read

It's a busy time of the off-season for NHL teams, players and general managers, but Rob Blake took nearly 30 minutes to speak with a collection of reporters on a conference call earlier today. A myriad of subjects were discussed and will be shared on LAKI, but before then, here's your Drew Doughty u... Full Story

Fantenberg re-ups for one year, $650K

Jon RosenMay 17, 20180 Comments

Contracts and Finances2 min read

Minas Panagiotakis/Getty ImagesThe LA Kings and Oscar Fantenberg came to an agreement on a one-year contract for a league-minimum $650,000, giving the team a versatile left-shot defenseman who spent the majority of the year with the parent club and filled an important role in the first round series... Full Story

Kings financials and salary chart: 2018 off-season

Jon RosenMay 3, 20180 Comments

Contracts and FinancesHockey OperationsVideo5 min read

Insiders. A happy Thursday to you. I get asked around this time of the year about the team’s financials and find it helpful in advance of late-June and early July player movement to provide a chart – not as beautiful as CapFriendly’s, of course – of the team’s salary and contract commitments. Rich a... Full Story

Doughty clearly the Kings’ “number one priority” this off-season

Jon RosenApril 20, 20180 Comments

Contracts and Finances5 min read

Joe Sargent/NHLIThe LA Kings can get in Drew Doughty’s ear and whisper their desires that he remain a King, but that essentially has already been inferred. Isn’t the greatest defenseman in franchise history’s importance to the team already crystal clear? “I don’t think we need to tell Drew that we ... Full Story

Mikey Eyssimont signs ELC; Sheldon Rempal visits Kings

Jon RosenMarch 29, 20180 Comments

AudioProspects and ScoutingVideo4 min read

The LA Kings inked 2016 fifth round draft pick Mikey Eyssimont to a two-year, entry level contract, the team announced Thursday. The 21-year-old is expected to report to Ontario, where he would compete for the rest of the season on an ATO. His two-year entry-level contract will begin in 2018-19,... Full Story

March 2 practice notes: Lewis talks; the subtleties of playing with pace

Jon RosenMarch 2, 20180 Comments

CommunityContracts and FinancesInjuries9 min read

Insiders. A happy Friday to you. A reminder that tomorrow’s game is a 1:00 p.m. start (FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / FUBO TV / KABC 790 / I Heart Radio) as the Chicago Blackhawks will make their lone Staples Center visit in 2017-18. HISTORY (not real history) is on the line, as the Kings haven’t... Full Story

Vilardi signs three-year entry-level contract

Jon RosenMarch 1, 20180 Comments

Contracts and FinancesProspects and Scouting4 min read

Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Kings announced Thursday that they’ve signed forward Gabriel Vilardi to a three-year entry-level contract. Selected with the 11th overall pick at the 2017 NHL Draft, Vilardi has been on an absolute tear for the Kingston Frontenacs, totaling 14 goals and 4... Full Story

November 29 notes: The Athletic on Doughty, Mitchell update, west vs east

Jon RosenNovember 29, 20170 Comments

News LinksPractice notesVideo7 min read

Good afternoon to you, Insiders. The practice notes for today are... well, there really aren't any. The team held an optional skate while most of the players kicked a soccer ball upstairs around Kettler Iceplex and received treatment. It was a standard road practice day in Arlington, Va. the afterno... Full Story

Campbell re-ups for two years, $1.35-million

Jon RosenNovember 22, 20170 Comments

Contracts and FinancesOntario ReignVideo3 min read

The Los Angeles Kings announced shortly before their game against the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday that they re-signed goaltender Jack Campbell for two years with an average annual value of $675,000 per season. The first year of the contract is a two-way deal; the second year is a one-way deal. ... Full Story

Forbort signs two-year, $5.05-million extension

Jon RosenOctober 19, 20170 Comments

Contracts and Finances3 min read

The Los Angeles Kings signed Derek Forbort to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $2.525-million. In 102 regular season games, the left-shooting defensemain often paired with Drew Doughty has compiled three goals, 22 points and a plus-12 rating. Selected 15th overall when t... Full Story

Surgery for Carter; Laich signs. What now?

Jon RosenOctober 19, 20170 Comments

Contracts and FinancesInjuriesPractice Quotes13 min read

Via the Kings: Carter absorbed a Jeff Petry hit along the boards late in the first period when their legs became tangled and Petry's skate cut through his sock. Though there is no timetable on any return, there is nothing to suggest that this will be any sort of short-term injury. At practic... Full Story

Big Notebook: Practice notes; Dowd to wing; Anderson-Dolan signs; Campbell

Jon RosenSeptember 25, 20170 Comments

Contracts and FinancesNotebooksProspects and ScoutingVideo14 min read

A terrific afternoon to you, Insiders. Lots of compressed notes for you today. First! Several practice updates: -The Kings held two practice sessions, one at 9:30 and one at 11:30. The game group that will travel to T-Mobile Arena Tuesday to face the Vegas Golden Knights in their first home prese... Full Story