And some are like this year, when general manager Chris Drury made sure to get a return on impending free agents Ryan ...

The Kings are hoping for a different playoff result this year. GM Rob Blake's quiet trade deadline makes it hard to see.

Boldy, 23, notched his 15 career three-point game and tied Marian Gaborik for the most by a Minnesota skater before the age of 24. In 50 games this year, Boldy has 18 goals, 27 assists and 45 points.

But Minnesota hockey fans perhaps had a little more invested in this year’s free agency with the inevitable departure of franchise winger Marion Gaborik and a new leadership team at the helm.

To that last point, the Kings had great success adding Forwards Jeff Carter and Marian Gaborik in 2012 and 2014 respectively, leading to the franchise’s two Stanley Cup victories. But right now ...

BRATISLAVA - Marián Gáborík sa po odchode do hokejového dôchodku nenudí. Okrem podnikania či kupovania domov mu zachutil aj ...