FA 2025 (lets get the discussions in one thread)

[LAKingSteve]

I'm not sure I know that, but maybe I'm not as clued in as everyone else. Didn't Holland say a bunch of times it wasn't about term, it was about dollars, and they offered more a couple times? If it was only about term, and Holland said term wasn't the issue, he's either an idiot or a liar.

Edit: An article from last week said they were prepared to offer a long term deal. Blake offered it, Holland extended it, so maybe I'm wrong and they weren't offering a full seven or eight years.

Holland said term wasn't the issue originally, it was dollars. Kings then made a follow up/last ditch offer which wasn't good enough for whatever reason.

 

[symbology]

I can't stand him but he's exactly the kind of grit you want on the 4th line.

I always hated him, but I do not really know him, so........ That being said, he is a King now and I am ok with that. Could be worse.

I am looking forward to him influencing (in a good way) our young players. Laf can learn a few tricks from Perry.

 

[SirJW]

Rittich to Islanders who will be the back up?

Details in this link even though not mentioned in headline.

New York Islanders, Tony DeAngelo agree to one-year contract | TSN

The New York Islanders agreed to a one-year contract with defenceman Tony DeAngelo on Tuesday. The 5-foot-11 defenceman recorded four goals and 19 points in 35 games with the Islanders while averaging 23:21 of ice time.

www.tsn.ca

 

[LAKingSteve]

I always hated him, but I do not really know him, so........ That being said, he is a King now and I am ok with that. Could be worse.

I am looking forward to him influencing (in a good way) our young players. Laf can learn a few tricks from Perry.

He's good buddies with Dewey for what it's worth. I've heard many players say he's a great friend off the ice, but on the ice is a different thing.

 

[jom]

He's good buddies with Dewey for what it's worth. I've heard many players say he's a great friend off the ice, but on the ice is a different thing.

As it should be....and, yeah, I heard years ago him and DD were buddies...even before the Kings Cup wins..

jom

 

[VCRW]

well if the Kings can't buy anyone else's services, they'll have money for Kempe next year.

Why would Juice stay if the team is going nowhere? He can make a ton of $$$ back east.

 

[symbology]

The
@LAKings
have signed defensemen Cody Ceci to a four-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $4,500,000 through the 2028-29 season and

Brian Dumoulin to a three-year contract with an AAV of $4,000,000 through the 2027-28 season.

Additionally, the Kings have signed goaltender Anton Forsberg to a two-year contract with an AAV of $2,250,000 through the 2026-27 season.

 

[LAKingSteve]

Kings signing:
Brian Dumoulin 3 x $4M
Anton Forsberg (G) terms not announced yet

 

[Statue4Deano]

Wtf is the purpose of signing Dumoulin????

 

[VCRW]

Defense is better. Forsberg is an upgrade over Rittich. But who is going to score goals?

 

[drums4dmf]

What the hell is going on!?!

 

[Statue4Deano]

Defense is better. Forsberg is an upgrade over Rittich. But who is going to score goals?

The defense is definitely bigger.

 

[Birdman]

What the hell is going on!?!

We’re getting BIG STRAPPING BODIES!

 

[VCRW]

Wtf is the purpose of signing Dumoulin????

He’s only 33. He has won Cups.

 

[SirJW]

Defense is better. Forsberg is an upgrade over Rittich. But who is going to score goals?

So he's a back up not a starter?

 

[HeadInjury]

Well, one things for sure. We've gotten a lot older today.

 

[VCRW]

The defense is definitely bigger.

Both are “better” than Spence on this team with Hiller as the coach.

 

[HeadInjury]

I take it that the pairings will be:

Anderson - Doughty
Edmundson - Clarke
Dumoulin - Ceci

 

[Statue4Deano]

The
@LAKings
have signed defensemen Cody Ceci to a four-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $4,500,000 through the 2028-29 season and

Brian Dumoulin to a three-year contract with an AAV of $4,000,000 through the 2027-28 season.

Additionally, the Kings have signed goaltender Anton Forsberg to a two-year contract with an AAV of $2,250,000 through the 2026-27 season.

Last week I guessed 5 years @ 4M for Ceci. I had no clue we’d be in on Dumoulin. Crazy.

 

[Illegal_Stick]

So Ceci and Dumoulin? This is why I don’t like the Spence thing. Are they significant upgrades? I’m fine with Spence going but maybe waiting a couple of days they may have reconsidered.