NHL Shake-Up: What Are the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, and Toronto Maple Leafs Planning Next?
The New York Rangers didn’t have much leverage, and the LA Kings will need to find a center this offseason
TSN: Pierre LeBrun said the Los Angeles Kings’ main priority this offseason will be to find a center to replace Anze Kopitar, who will be retiring after the season.
Artemi Panarin’s agent, Paul Theofanous, had indicated to the Rangers in the final hours before the 3 PM trade freeze that the Kings would be the only team that Artemi would waive his no-movement clause for.
“But the big part here and the reaction from other NHL teams was, wow, only a two-year extension. How did the Kings get that done? That’s the topper here for LA: it’s not a four-year extension. It’s not a five-year extension. It’s two years times $11 million a year. And that’s the real cherry on the sundae for the LA Kings. Makes a whole lot of sense for them.”
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