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 […]
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Details on LA Kings Acquiring Rights to Goalie Erik Portillo
In a 24 hour span that already saw the Kings involved in plenty of news surrounding two goaltenders who were traded for each other late Tuesday evening, another LA move fell a bit below the radar when they acquired the rights to goaltender Erik Portillo from the Buffalo Sabres. What does that even mean? Let’s […]
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 […]