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Good morning. The Kings and their fans begin life after Jonathan Quick tonight with a game against the Montreal Canadiens at Crypto.com Arena. Let’s look at where they go from here after a glance at other sports news.
- The Lakers found a way to win at Oklahoma City even though Anthony Davis was sidelined along with LeBron James and D’Angelo Russell.
- The Ducks’ winning streak ended against the Capitals as John Klingberg and Dmitry Kulikov were held out because of trade possibilities.
- The UCLA women’s basketball team was forced into overtime but beat Arizona State to advance in the Pac-12 tournament, while USC was upset by Oregon State.
- The UC Riverside men have jumped into a tie for first place in the Big West going into tonight’s home game against UC Irvine.
- Chris Taylor started at shortstop for the Dodgers and will have a role in replacing injured Gavin Lux.
- Chargers GM Tom Telesco said cutting wide receiver Keenan Allen is not an option as the team fights the salary cap.
- The San Felipe Stakes, a Kentucky Derby steppingstone on Saturday’s Santa Anita Handicap card, will feature four horses transferred from trainer Bob Baffert to Tim Yakteen.
Kings GM Rob Blake traded Quick, along with a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft and a third-round pick in 2024, to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a late Tuesday-night deal that brings defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to L.A.
Yesterday, Blake called Quick the best goalie in Kings history and admitted that the trade didn’t go down well with Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty when he phoned to break the news to the two players remaining from the 2012 and 2014 Stanley Cup champions.
On social media, there was immediate sympathy for Quick and nostalgia for his glory days.
But the reactions that matter most will…
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