Quick Hits from around the league: Elliotte Freidman of CBC.ca wonders if the Los Angeles Kings will make Dustin Penner available. He’s really in the doghouse with just three games played. If the Kings so desired, there would certainly be a market. He’s on a one-year deal.  Some teams don’t want to deal excess players because depth is [...]

The Los Angeles Kings reached agreements in principle to re-sign centers Jarret Stoll and Colin Fraser. Stoll’s three-year deal is expected to be worth $9.75 million, a source told ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun. Fraser will get a two-year deal worth $1.65 million, the source said. The Kings have the entire core of their first championship team under contract except power forward Dustin [...]

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,” [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft viatrade. The third round traded picks are below: The Toronto Maple Leafs third-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that [...]

Brenden Morrow is expected to be in play as the trade deadline approaches, and several clubs might be interested in adding the veteran forward as a rental down the stretch. The Edmonton Journal’s Jim Matheson says the San Jose Sharks,Vancouver Canucks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and Washington Capitals could all eye Morrow. So how much will Morrow cost on the market? Well [...]

 As reported by Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com, Ryan Suter told reporters amidst All-Star festivities in Ottawa that he didn’t want to sign an extension with the Predators before the February 27th trade deadline. It is expected that the Predators will most likely deal him and receive something in return, rather then take the chance of [...]

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal was answering a reader’s emails and proposed The Edmonton Oilers may try to snag a young defenseman from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Ales Hemsky ahead of the deadline: Matheson says “the Oilers need a puck-moving Kris Letang-type defender. I suspect they’ll be trying to get a blue-liner should they decide not to re-sign Ales Hemsky, [...]

According to The Fourth Period The Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils are believed to have engaged in recent trade discussions, prompting each team to dispatch its scouting staff to watch the other club. It has been widely reported that the Devils have an interest in Kings goalie Jonathan Bernier, however sources close to [...]

NHL injury notes from around the league: The Los Angeles Kings have placed forward Dustin Penner on the injured reserve list (retroactive to November 10) due to a hand injury, according to Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi. BuffaloNews reports Ryan Miller left after the second period on Saturday and did not return after getting hit by Boston’s [...]

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal answers fans questions regarding Sam Gagner and what he might net the Oilers if they trade him: Gagner’s long-term status with the Edmonton Oilers is up in the air. With Ryan Nugent-Hopkins making the team and centering Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle, and captain Shawn Horcoff as the No. 2 centre, that means [...]