The Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets reportedly are swapping goaltenders, with Joonas Korpisalo headed to California while Stanley Cup hero Jonathan Quick moves to Ohio.
According to multiple media reports late Tuesday night, Feb. 28, the Kings are also getting defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov while the Blue Jackets are getting a first-round draft pick.
If the deal goes through, it would give the Kings the goalie and left-handed defenseman many feel are the missing ingredients for a team that ended the night tied for most points in the Western Conference after winning 6–5 in a shootout against the host Winnipeg Jets.
The Kings are second-to-last in the league in save percentage (.882) and their 3.39 goals-against average ranks 22nd among the 32 NHL teams….
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