Lombardi: Kings, Kopitar "not even in the ballpark" in contract negotiations: http://t.co/kdIS4LefW2
— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) September 1, 2015All things considered, however, this was not too surprising a development, considering the very uncertain future of the salary cap because of the falling Canadian dollar. Nothing to worry about, right? After all, the Kings have exclusive rights until July 1, 2016 to sign their ace center.
Then more bad tidings rolled in:
To follow up on @lakingsinsider report, gap in Kopitar/Kings negotiations a good couple million per season apart.