The Los Angeles Kings have held preliminary talks with veteran defenseman Rob Scuderi about a contract extension with the organization. Kings GM Dean Lombardi told TFP’s Dennis Bernstein the two sides have had informal talks thus far. Scuderi, 34, is in the final year of a four-year contract that pays him $3.4 million per season. [...]

The Los Angeles Kings are reportedly putting the finishing touches on new long-term deals for their general manager and head coach. According to Helene Elliott of the Los Angeles Times, the club has a “handshake agreement” with GM Dean Lombardi on a four-year contract extension through the 2016-17 season. “The deal, expected to be finalized within days, will be [...]

The Los Angeles Kings have acquired forward Anthony Stewart from the Carolina Hurricanes along with their 2013 fourth-round draft pick and 2014 sixth-round pick in exchange for forward Kevin Westgarth. Stewart, 28, has played in 262 career NHL games with the Hurricanes, Atlanta Thrashers and Florida Panthers and has recorded 71 points and 123 penalty minutes. Kings president and general manager Dean Lombardi announced [...]

The Los Angeles Kings have begun discussing a contract extension with Jonathan Quick, and it could get done “before next season” according to the Los Angeles Times. The 26-year-old netminder has a year left on his contract at $1.8 million before he hits free agency. There was little doubt general manager Dean Lombardi would ever let [...]

Reported by ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun, Dustin Penner who will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season is performing well and contributing on a line with Mike Richards and Jeff Carter this postseason. And the Los Angeles Kings General Manager is quick to credit what the big center is bringing to the King’s playoff table. “It’s been really important,” [...]

Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi made a decisive move after firing coach Terry Murray by turning around and quickly hiring Darryl Sutter.  The Buffalo News’s Bucky Gleason writes, “Lombardi could wind up walking the plank if his decision to hire Sutter doesn’t work out. The Kings would need to win at least a playoff series, more [...]