Do the Los Angeles Kings have a look at free company to fill the void left by Drew Doughty or do they go internally?
Sportsnet: Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty goes to be out some time with a fractured ankle. Do they give the impression of being externally for any right-handed defenesman on the free agent market?
“One of many issues I used to be beginning to do was, OK, what right-handed D are nonetheless on the market?” Friedman mentioned earlier than information of the surgical procedure was introduced. “There’s a Justin Schultz, there’s a Kevin Shattenkirk and, in fact, there’s going to be conditions the place waivers or somebody turns into accessible, however I’m undecided the Kings are going to look into something like that till they’ve a greater thought.”
Brandt Clarke may need been an preliminary thought to play with Mikey Anderson, however Friedman famous on 32 Ideas: The Podcast that they introduced in Joel Edmundson to pair with Clarke. Different inside choices could be Kyle Burroughs, Jordan Spence and Vladislav Gavrikov.
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What Calgary Flames may very well be moved and who is probably going staying
Eric Duhatschek of The Athletic: (mailbag) Laborious to see anybody buying and selling for Calgary Flames ahead Jonathan Huberdeau with out them retaining at the least 30 % of his $10.5 million cap hit. He’s obtained seven years left. With the Flames rebuild occurring, they’re okay with carrying the massive cap hit.
Flames ahead Blake Coleman has three years left at $4.9 million per. Might see a contending checking in on the 32-year-old on the deadline.
Don’t see the Flames buying and selling Mikael Backlund after the 35-year-old took a pay lower to remain in Calgary.
Defenseman MacKenzie Weegar has seven years left at $6.25 million in an enormous a part of the Flames protection. They’d want an enormous return to maneuver Weegar. Had thought the Ottawa Senators may need been a match.
Ahead Nazem Kadri has 5 years left at $7 million. He’s 33, in order that contract might not age properly.
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Two Flames who could be moved in some unspecified time in the future this season are forwards Andrei Kuzmenko (one-year, $5.5 million) and Anthony Mantha (one-year, $3.5 million).
