Bernier told TVA Sports he expects the Kings to trade him to a team in need of a starting goaltender close to the start of training camp for the
"I asked the Kings to trade me before the trade deadline, but they refused," Bernier said. "Now that Jonathan Quick signed a long-term deal, I expect to be traded before training camp starts."
Quick, the reigning winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, signed a 10-year, $58 million contract extension that could keep the 26-year-old in a Kings uniform until 2023. Bernier, 23, is entering the final season of a two-year contract and will be a restricted free agent on July 1, 2013.
Bernier also expressed a desire to play "closer to home," TVA Sports reported.