LA lets three big names go

July 1 2004 at 12:30 PM

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The Kings chose not to tender qualifying offers to forwards Jason Allison, Adam Deadmarsh and Anson Carter.

Sportsnet.ca -- The Los Angeles Kings were a very busy franchise in the hours leading up to the free agent deadline.

The team re-signed veteran forward Luc Robitaille and veteran defenceman Stephane Quintal to new deals.

Robitaille, second on the clubs all-time scoring list, scorer agreed to a new one-year deal.

Quintal, who came over in a draft-day deal from Montreal, also agreed to a new one-year deal.

The Kings also chose not to tender qualifying offers to forwards Jason Allison, Adam Deadmarsh and Anson Carter.

The trio are now all unrestricted free agents.

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(Login Frex)

Re: LA lets three big names go

July 1 2004, 12:41 PM

Not necessarily letting them go. Simply not willing to sign them at their current rates. And I assume they would have to offer Carter a 10% raise to qualify him. They may still re-sign them, but given perfermance and injuries, they were not about to qualify them at or above their currect salaries. They will look for a reduced price. I doubt any of the three will get any kind of offers above last year's salaries.

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Re: LA lets three big names go

July 1 2004, 4:01 PM

I believe Carter's salary last year was in the $2.8M range, well above league average and therefore not subject to the 10% increase, so they could have qualified him with a match of last year's salary. Still too much money, though.

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Re: LA lets three big names go

July 1 2004, 6:33 PM

ALLison and DEADmarsh = all dead, I fear.

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