Key NHL Injuries That Will Heavily Impact The 2026-27 Season
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Are Any Members Of The Kings Capable Of Stepping Up In Kevin Fiala's Absence?
from The Hockey News,
The Los Angeles Kings lost Kevin Fiala when he got seriously injured at the 2026 Olympics. After undergoing another leg procedure recently, he'll be missing the start of training camp. With that, which Kings players have to step up in Fiala's absence?
WATCH: 7-foot-1 Sharks prospect Alexander Karmanov gets into first fight during NHL rookie tournament game
from Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli),
Roughly translated: Expressen’s Nordstrom offers some ‘quick quips’ confirming that Simon Edvinsson’s in Detroit, waiting for his next contract to be negotiated
from George Malik of The Malik Report,
Kings’ Kevin Fiala to miss start of training camp after undergoing procedure
from Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli),
On Thursday, the Kings announced that winger Kevin Fiala underwent a procedure and will miss the start of the team’s upcoming training camp.
The type of procedure was not disclosed, but it is related to the surgery Fiala underwent in February to repair the leg injury he sustained while playing for Switzerland at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – September 11, 2026
from Lyle Richardson of Spector's Hockey,
Kings’ Kevin Fiala undergoes procedure, expected to miss start of camp
from Sportsnet,
The Los Angeles Kings announced Thursday that Fiala had undergone a procedure related to a lower-body injury suffered at the Olympics and is expected to miss the start of training camp.
A more specific timeline for his return to play will be determined as he continues to recover, the team said.
2026-27 NHL team preview: Los Angeles Kings
from Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli),
The Los Angeles Kings were stubbornly stuck in a loop of mediocrity, with no playoff series wins since they last captured the Stanley Cup in 2013-14, having lost to the Edmonton Oilers in Round 1 of the playoffs four consecutive years. The Kings were a consistently stingy defensive club under coach Jim Hiller, but goals were harder to come by. General manager Ken Holland’s solution was to…make his team bigger, older and slower, adding veteran defensemen Brian Dumoulin and Cody Ceci and veteran forwards Corey Perry and Joel Armia. The results were more or less predictable. By February, the Kings were struggling to stay in the Western Conference playoff race, and Holland tried to save the season, mortgaging the Kings’ only high-end prospect, forward Liam Greentree, in a trade with the New York Rangers for star left winger Artemi Panarin …
Maple Leafs name Patrick O’Sullivan director of NHL development
from Sportsnet,
Kings to retire Kopitar’s No. 11 jersey, unveil statue
from Sportsnet,
Nobody will ever wear No. 11 for the Los Angeles Kings again.
The Kings are retiring Anze Kopitar's jersey and unveiling a statue in his honour, the team announced on Friday.
They will hold the ceremony on Feb. 24 when the Kings take on the Montreal Canadiens.
Kopitar retired at the end of last season after spending his entire 20-year career in L.A. He appeared in 1,521 games for the franchise with 1,316 points (452 goals, 864 assists) and served as captain since 2016.
Report: Rangers hiring Jonathan Quick as director of goaltending development
from Sportsnet,
Are The Los Angeles Kings' Off-Season Moves Enough To Be An NHL Playoff Team?
from The Hockey News,
The Los Angeles Kings are a win-now team, but in the improving Pacific Division, the Kings will be challenged just to make it into the Stanley Cup playoffs, let alone win a championship. Kings GM Ken Holland is pushing all of his chips in, but will that be enough to make them a Cup-winner?
Kings bring back Perry (1x$1M), add Haula (2x$3.6M) and Zuccarello (1 x $1M+) in free agency
via TSN
The Los Angeles Kings have signed forwards Erik Haula and Mats Zuccarello to contracts in the early goings of NHL free agency on Wednesday.
Flames draft Jarome Iginla’s son Joe in third round of NHL Draft
from Sportsnet,
Kings won’t sign Drew Doughty to extension this summer, GM says
from Sportsnet,
The Drew Doughty era in Los Angeles could be nearing an end.
Speaking to reporters after the first round of the NHL Draft on Friday, Kings general manager Ken Holland said the team does not intend to sign defenceman Drew Doughty to an extension when he becomes eligible on July 1.
Doughty, 36, has one year remaining on his current deal and the Kings may revisit signing him next off-season before he reaches UFA status.
The London, Ont., native has spent his entire 18-year career in Southern California, wracking up 1,279 games with 165 goals and 709 points, along with a Norris Trophy in 2015-16.
Kings re-sign Brandt Clarke to five-year, $37M deal
from Sportsnet,
The Los Angeles Kings are locking up one of their top young blueliners.
Restricted free agent defenceman Brandt Clarke has signed a five-year, $37-million deal to re-up with the Kings, the team announced on Friday.
Clarke had a career-best season in the City of Stars, finishing with eight goals and 32 assists in 82 games, all of which were career highs for the 23-year-old.
He also made his second post-season appearance, finishing with one point as the Kings were swept by the Presidents' Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche in the first round.