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The Los Angeles Kings are reported to be out of the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes. At one point, they seemed like the front-runners, but after a lucrative offer from the New York Islanders, the Kings have fled from the Russian superstar. Kings GM Dean Lombardi would not tell exactly why they removed their bid on the talented winger. "We took our best shot to meet his needs and the team's," Lombardi explained to the ...

It’s been three days since the NHL began free agency, and most of the better players got picked up pretty quickly. This years free agency pool was so shallow, I feel as though there should have been a “No Diving” sign somewhere. Now, with the likes of Matthew Lombardi, Sergei Gonchar, Paul Martin, Colby Armstrong and more already off the market, there is a much thinner crowd to choose from. This ...