Kings center Anze Kopitar is heading into the last year of his deal, and eligible to sign an extension at any time.
Just don’t expect that “any time” to be “anytime soon.”
The Kings and Kopitar are are “not even in the ballpark” in their discussions, Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi told LA Kings Insider over email when asked whether the two sides were “close” to reaching an agreement.
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