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Kings get Scott Laughton contract update after trade away from Maple Leafs originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Los Angeles Kings were able to get Scott Laughton in a trade from the Toronto Maple Leafs at the deadline because the center's contract was on its final year.
Now, that expiring contract comes into focus with the Kings' season over.
Will Laughton stay put in L.A.? Would he consider a return to Toronto? Or is there a different destination to be had in free agency?
Well, there's an update on that on Wednesday.
Local reporter Dennis Bernstein posted this on X:
"Kings and pending UFA Scott Laughton talking this week on a contract extension. Of note, Laughton was solid in DJ Smith's system after landing in LA at the trade deadline, Kings decision on coach may be impactful."
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On the one hand, it's good that conversations are being had.
On the other hand, it doesn't sound like anything has been decided yet. Laughton is just open to having the conversation with the Kings about what might be next.
Laughton played 21 games with the Kings after the trade. In that time, he had eight points (five goals, three assists) while averaging 15 minutes and 46 seconds of ice time. He also had 43 hits and 14 blocked shots.
The lefty center will turn 32 years old on May 30, and he's definitely a bottom-six forward, but that can have value at the right cost.
The fact that the Kings want to negotiate with Laughton at all is a sign in the direction of a return to L.A., for sure, but there's still plenty of time for this to work itself out.
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