RUMOR: LA Kings Looking To Acquire An Elite Goaltender
The Los Angeles Kings have been trying to get their current core one more Stanley Cup run. For the past few seasons, the Kings have been playoff participants but not true contenders. Now they are rumored to be trading for a player that could get them to contender status.
Los Angeles Kings Goaltending Situation
After parting ways with Jonathan Quick at last year's trade deadline the Los Angeles Kings are in a bit of a transition when it comes to goaltending. Currently, Cam Talbot, David Rittich, and Pheonix Copley are listed as their goaltenders for next season.
Both Talbot and Rittich have shown an ability to do well in a goaltending tandem in the past. Neither is an elite or even above-average starter in the league when asked to play a lot of games. This calls into question what could the Los Angeles Kings look like if they had a truly elite goaltender.
Hellebuyck On The Market
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has had his name swirled in trade rumors for the past few offseasons. This one is no different as the now 30-year-old goaltender is coming off his best season since 2017-18. The Jets have been on the verge of a rebuild for several years now and offloading Hellebuyck seems to be a logical first step.
According to a recent article from NHL Trade Talk the Los Angeles Kings and Connor Hellebuyck could be in the works. While a trade is not likely at the moment if the Kings are in the race come trade deadline time Hellebuyck will be a name to look out for.
The addition of Hellebuyck in Los Angeles could make them a contender in the Pacific Division immediately. The Kings already have proven veterans who can show up in the playoffs like Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty. This would be a very intriguing story and team to follow down the stretch if the move was pulled off.
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| POLL | ||
AOÛT 29 | 144 ANSWERS RUMOR: LA Kings Looking To Acquire An Elite Goaltender Should the Los Angeles Kings trade for Connor Hellebuyck? | ||
| Yes | 89 | 61.8 % |
| No | 55 | 38.2 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Connor McDavid | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Artemi Panarin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Evan Bouchard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||