On Wednesday morning, LA Kings GM Rob Blake spoke with the media regarding his big trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets that saw him deal franchise icon Jonathan Quick and draft picks for goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov. Part one is up here. Below is the second and final part of his extended […]
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Part 1: Rob Blake on Trading Quick to Columbus and Improving Kings Current Roster
On Wednesday morning, LA Kings GM Rob Blake spoke with the media regarding his big trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets that saw him deal franchise icon Jonathan Quick and draft picks for goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov. Here is part one of his extended media scrum: Blake on how this particular trade […]
UPDATED: LA Kings Acquire Gavrikov and Korpisalo in Trade with Columbus for Jonathan Quick
In a shocking move, the Los Angeles Kings have acquired goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jonathan Quick and draft picks. While it clearly improves the resources available to coach Todd McLellan, including Quick in the package wasn’t something openly expected as a possibility even just […]
Rob Blake Offers High Praise and Trade Deadline Foreshadowing
For the first time in several years, the LA Kings hosted a huge event for season ticket holders alike. It was sort of a HockeyFest x Meet the Players x State of the Franchise event all rolled into one big shindig. As part of the festivities, GM Rob Blake met with the gathered media to […]
LA Kings GM Rob Blake Gives His State of the Season After 25 Games
Kings General Manager Rob Blake met with the media on Thursday. Below is the majority of what he shared on a variety of topics: On the Cal Petersen situation The idea here is that Cal can go down to the American League and play in games, get that structure that we believe in and come […]