2024 Trade Deadline: Expectations for LA Kings
MARCH 1, 2024 BY
JOHN HOVEN
Why did we start with injury updates in an article about the Trade Deadline? Because the status of those four players is largely what will drive Blake’s approach heading into next Friday.
Bottom line, according to team sources we’ve spoken with, the Kings are not expected to acquire a goaltender or a scoring forward — the two most common items mentioned by fans and other media members in recent weeks.
LA is not making a deal for
Tyler Toffoli,
Jake Guentzel, or
Juuse Saros.
They also won’t be trading their 2024 first round pick next week.
Quite frankly, the reason the Kings won’t be making any significant trades is because they can’t afford to cap-wise.