Time for a review of the week that was. Kings Of The Podcast hosts John Hoven and Dennis Bernstein look at everything the Kings did surrounding the 2023 Trade Deadline, including trading Jonathan Quick and acquiring three new NHL players over four days. They also touched on some of the information in these articles as […]
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UPDATED: Kings Acquire Zack MacEwen From Flyers, Make Multiple Trades on Friday
As expected, the Kings added a bottom-6 forward with toughness before Friday’s Trade Deadline. GM Rob Blake acquired Zack MacEwen from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Brendan Lemieux and a fifth round pick in 2024. Look for LA Kings to likely make one more trade today, as we laid out here https://t.co/YIK66O4anO ALSO, ANNUAL […]
Part 2: LA Kings GM Rob Blake on Adding Korpisalo and Gavrikov
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 […]
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 […]