The Los Angeles Kings have made a series of roster moves during this offseason break. The most significant so far was getting rid of Pierre-Luc Dubois in a trade for Darcy Kuemper from the Washington Capitals. A growing concern from fans was goaltending depth and reliability for this season. While Cam Talbot offered experience and
Pheonix Copley
The Los Angeles Kings haven’t made the playoffs in consecutive seasons since they were winning Cups in the early 2010s. They are virtually guaranteed to make it this year, after ending a four-year drought last season. They haven’t made it past the first round since they won the Cup in 2014 though, and with the
It has been almost five years since a blockbuster trade went down during the offseason between the St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals. The Blues sent forward TJ Oshie to the Caps in exchange for forward Troy Brouwer, goaltender Pheonix Copley and a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. As with most
The Washington Capitals’ plan to help Ilya Samsonov succeed Braden Holtby in net got upended on Thursday afternoon, as goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, who signed to a one-year, $1.5 million deal in October, announced he would be stepping away from the game to get medical treatment. “Today is a pretty tough and emotional day for me,”