Good morning, Insiders. Because the calendar has flipped to July 1, Jarret Stoll, Justin Williams and Andrej Sekera are no longer under contract to the Kings. With the uncertainty over the cap situation, today may not be known for Los Angeles’ key free agent signings, but rather for the names of players who leave the organization. As the signings begin to roll in at 9:00 a.m., use this as your open thread.
UPDATE, 10:00 a.m.: Another backup goalie is off the market, but there are better options available elsewhere.
One year, $875 k for Lindback in Arizona
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) July 1, 2015
UPDATE, 10:00 a.m.: An alumni update:
OFFICIAL: #Coyotes Sign Forward Brad Richardson to Three-Year Contract MORE http://t.co/1m4qkvpXDj pic.twitter.com/4bohMF0ac3
— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) July 1, 2015
UPDATE, 9:55 a.m.: Another back-up goaltender is off the market. Michael Neuvirth gets to work with Kim Dillabaugh this season.
Michal Neuvirth signs with #Flyers, $3.25M for 2 years. Cap hit of $1.625M.
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) July 1, 2015
UPDATE, 9:40 a.m.:
Hearing #Oilers and Andrej Sekera is a 6 year deal at $5.5M per #TSN
— Aaron Ward (@TSNAaronWard) July 1, 2015
UPDATE, 9:34 a.m.: Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet is reporting that the Edmonton Oilers are closing in on a contract with Andrej Sekera, and it’s expected to be long-term.
UPDATE, 9:30 a.m.: There’s quite a bit of competition for that back-up spot:
Coyotes, Bruins, Flyers and Kings active in search for backup goalies right now. Panthers/Penguins likely in mix, too. Not lot out there.
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) July 1, 2015
UPDATE, 9:15 a.m.: One back-up goalie is off the market.
#Isles sign Thomas Greiss to 2-year, $3 million deal. New backup G to Jaro Halak. Was with Penguins last season.
— Arthur Staple (@StapeNewsday) July 1, 2015
Kings made strong push on Greiss but he went with Islanders instead
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) July 1, 2015
LeBrun also said that the Flyers may have the lead on Michal Neuvirth, who ended the season as the Islanders’ back-up.
UPDATE; 8:58 a.m.: You’re already aware of who’s on it, but the NHL has released its free agent list. Los Angeles RFAs include Andy Andreoff, Andrew Crescenzi, Nic Dowd, Vincent Loverde, Nick Shore and Jordan Weal; unrestricted free agents are Justin Azevedo, Bud Holloway, Jamie McBain, Robyn Regehr, Andrej Sekera, Jarret Stoll, David Van Der Gulik, Justin Williams and Andrew Bodnarchuk. Here’s why Mike Richards isn’t included on the UFA list.
UPDATE, 8:30 a.m.: Karri Ramo has re-signed for one year in Calgary.
Karri Ramo's one-year extension with #flames is worth $3.9M.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) July 1, 2015
The Kings are in the market for a “clear cut number two” goalie, so it’s unlikely they did much more than kick the tires on Ramo, who’s a bit more of a 1B-type. At $3.9-million, he wouldn’t have generated much more than a casual look. Still, one UFA goalie is off the market.
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