The Los Angeles Kings need to extend Quinton Byfield and will look at the goalie market
The fourth season: The Los Angeles Kings will have about $20.9 million in cap space so they have some flexibility.
Quinton Byfield is a pending RFA and needs a new deal and it could be expensive. It would be less if they did a bridge deal.
GM Rob Blake will look at the goaltending market. He tried to get Linus Ullmark last time and Juuse Saros the year before. Both goalkeepers have a year left on their deals.
The Kings' current goaltenders are both pending UFAs – Cam Talbot and David Rittich. Forward Viktor Arvidsson and defenseman Matt Roy are also UFAs. Roy's agent said before the trade deadline that contract negotiations were suspended until the end of the season. There have been initial talks between the Kings and Arvidsson and they could resume soon.
NHL Rumors: Quinton Byfield May Get Bridge Deal To Los Angeles Kings
50 NHL free agents
Frank Seravalli of the Daily Faceoff: Rank in the top 50 pending unrestricted free agents available when free agency opens on July 1st.
1. Sam Reinhart – RW – Florida Panthers
2. Jake Guentzel – LW – Carolina Hurricanes
3. Steven Stamkos – LW/C – Tampa Bay Lightning
4. Patrick Kane – RW – Detroit Red Wings
5. Joe Pavelski – RW – Dallas Stars
6. Brady Skjei – LD – Carolina Hurricanes
7. Jonathan Marchessault – RW – Vegas Golden Knights
8. Elias Lindholm – C/RW – Vancouver Canucks
9. Brandon Montour – RD – Florida Panthers
10. Matt Duchene – C/RW – Dallas Stars
11. Matt Roy – RD – Los Angeles Kings
12. Brett Pesce – RD – Carolina Hurricanes
13. Teuvo Teravainen – LW – Carolina Hurricanes
14. Tyler Bertuzzi – LW – Toronto Maple Leafs
15. Nikita Zadorov – LD – Vancouver Canucks
16. Chandler Stephenson – C – Vegas Golden Knights
17. Tyler Toffoli – RW – Winnipeg Jets
18. Jonathan Drouin – LW – Colorado Avalanche
19. Max Domi – RW – Toronto Maple Leafs
20. Sean Walker – RD – Colorado Avalanche
21. Oliver Ekman-Larsson – LD – Florida Panthers
22. Dakota Joshua – LW – Vancouver Canucks
23. Vladimir Tarasenko – RW – Florida Panthers
24. Jalen Chatfield – RD – Carolina Hurricanes
25. Jake DeBrusk – LW – Boston Bruins
26. Alexandre Carrier – RD – Nashville Predators
27. Shayne Gostisbehere – LD – Detroit Red Wings
28. Sean Monahan – C – Winnipeg Jets
29. Anthony Duclair – LW – Tampa Bay Lightning
30. Yakov Trenin – LW/C – Colorado Avalanche
31. Alex Nedeljkovic – G – Pittsburgh Penguins
32. David Perron – RW – Detroit Red Wings
33. Viktor Arvidsson – RW – Los Angeles Kings
34. Brenden Dillon – LD – Winnipeg Jets
35. Ian Cole – LD – Vancouver Canucks
36. Tyler Myers – RD – Vancouver Canucks
37. Jason Zucker – LW – Nashville Predators
38. Matt Dumba – RD – Tampa Bay Lightning
39. Alex Wennberg – C – New York Rangers
40. Dylan DeMelo – RD – Winnipeg Jets
41. Matt Grzelcyk – LD – Boston Bruins
42. Chris Tanev – RD – Dallas Stars
43. Erik Gustafsson – LD – New York Rangers
44. Daniel Sprong – RW – Detroit Red Wings
45. Kaapo Kahkonen – G – New Jersey Devils
2024 NHL Draft Rankings
46. Teddy Blueger – C – Vancouver Canucks
47. Jordan Martinook – LW – Carolina Hurricanes
48. Ilya Samsonov – G – Toronto Maple Leafs
49. TJ Brodie – LD – Toronto Maple Leafs
50. Vincent Desharnais – RD – Edmonton Oilers
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