LADISLAV NAGY

This season: 38 games, 9 goals, 17 assists, minus-2 rating.

Positives: In spurts, Nagy showed the offensive creativity that led the Kings to give him a one-year contract last summer. He’s still a creative offensive player with good hands, and had be been able to stay healthy, he might have been a 20-goal scorer, a plateau he reached in each of his first three full NHL seasons.

Negatives: He couldn’t stay healthy. A neck injury took Nagy out of the lineup in mid-January and he never returned. Injuries played a big part this year, but Nagy’s goal totals have decreased every season since 2003-04, from 24 to 15 to 12 to nine. Even when healthy, he probably produced at a level a bit lower than the Kings expected.

Looking ahead: Given his neck injury, and Dean Lombardi’s hint-dropping about bringing more prospects into the fold, it seems highly unlikely that the Kings have Nagy in their plans as a top-six forward next season. If he’s healthy, he will get a contract from another team and might be able to rebound.

Contract situation: Unrestricted free agent.