Los Angeles Kings 2024 Trade Deadline Preview
Plus, what moves can the Kings make to improve the team?
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In today’s edition, we have a lot of trade deadline content, including a deadline preview, a three-team trade that can help the team, and why the Islanders are a perfect trade partner for the Kings. Finally, what moves can the team make to improve the team?
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Los Angeles Kings 2024 Trade Deadline Preview
February 26, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
The 2023-24 season for the Los Angeles Kings has been a tale of two halves. Until December, the team looked destined to contend for the Presidents’ Trophy as well as the Stanley Cup. They were getting elite goaltending from Cam Talbot and their forward core was shining. Since then, they have fired their head coach and no longer have a definitive starter. Heading into the trade deadline, there is a lot of uncertainty about what moves general manager Rob Blake will make.
Maple Leafs, Kings, and Predators Should Pull Off 3-Team Trade
February 18, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
The 2023-24 season has been a tale of two halves for the Los Angeles Kings. After starting 16-4-3, the team has just nine wins in their past 28 games, pushing them back into the wild card race. For the Nashville Predators, they have found struggles in all aspects of their lineup and sit considerably back in that same wild card race. The Toronto Maple Leafs are well positioned to make a playoff run but still seek help defensively, especially with John Klingberg being on the long-term injured reserve (LTIR) and out for the season. With the three teams all in different mindsets approaching the trade deadline, they could become great trade partners to help each side.
3 Moves the Kings Can Make to Improve Team
February 14, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
The Los Angeles Kings started the 2023-24 season as one of the best teams in the NHL, with a 16-4-3 record by Dec. 8. Since then, they are 8-12-7, falling from first in the division to a wild-card spot and firing head coach Todd McLellan. Despite their struggles, the Kings are well-positioned to make a deep playoff run if they can right the ship by making three key moves.
Islanders and Kings May Be Perfect Trade Partners
February 9, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
The 2023-24 seasons for the Los Angeles Kings and New York Islanders are somehow eerily similar and different. For starters, both teams sit in a tight wild card race in their respective conferences, both have made major moves for a top center in the trade market in recent seasons, and both fired their head coaches mid-season. Yet how the two teams got to where they are today could not be further from the same. With trade rumors ramping up between teams, an Islanders-Kings trade should be in the works.