With happy news from a couple of days ago that Kyle Clifford had been signed, the Los Angeles Kings have completed their checklist of summer RFA - restricted free agent - signings. Their list was a fairly large one this off-season, but somehow GM Dean Lombardi managed to pull it off. The only possible problem is that the team now has a roster of 25 players, 2 players over the max, and they are also over the cap. They have to fix these issues before the season begins in October. I chose to not look at this as a problem however, and more as an opportunity for all these players to compete with one another with the best player(s) getting a roster spot. Competition is good for these guys, I think, and training camp should be exciting this year for this squad, and for the fans. Combine this competitive start for the team, with - as discussed in the following video - the Kings will to win, and we fans might be in for another special year in 2014.
With happy news from a couple of days ago that Kyle Clifford had been signed, the Los Angeles Kings have completed their checklist of summer RFA - restricted free agent - signings. Their list was a fairly large one this off-season, but somehow GM Dean Lombardi managed to pull it off. The only possible problem is that the team now has a roster of 25 players, 2 players over the max, and they are also over the cap. They have to fix these issues before the season begins in October. I chose to not look at this as a problem however, and more as an opportunity for all these players to compete with one another with the best player(s) getting a roster spot. Competition is good for these guys, I think, and training camp should be exciting this year for this squad, and for the fans. Combine this competitive start for the team, with - as discussed in the following video - the Kings will to win, and we fans might be in for another special year in 2014.