Seven years for Kopitar
Anze Kopitar got a seven-year contract extension today, for those who haven't already seen (apparently the Kings don't believe in press releases anymore). Hopefully I can get the dollar amount soon.
EDIT: I guess the Kings' policy now is to put media releases on their website for a half hour before they...release them...to the media...
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Rich Hammond has covered the Kings, on a full-time or part-time basis, since the 2000-01 season. He was the beat writer for the entire John Torchetti era and has witnessed Bob Miller singing country music in a Nashville honky-tonk bar. A native of Los Angeles, Rich has worked at the Daily News since 1999 and also serves as the paper's deputy sports editor. E-mail Rich at rich.hammond@dailynews.com.
Jill Painter joined the Daily News in 2000 and during the last eight years she's covered the Dodgers, Cal State Northridge, UCLA, Kings, golf and everything in between. Even though she's from Colorado, she still freezes in the Staples Center press box but always manages to thaw her fingers in time to make deadline. E-mail Jill at jill.painter@dailynews.com.
Fantastic. Seven years is more than anybody could have reasonably expected. Let's drop the puck!
GO KINGS!
Rich, you make life so sweet. It's a good week to be a Kings fan!
Now let's win some games!
can't wait to hear what Anthony and cristoball have to say about this one.
congrats DL and congrats to the Kings and Kings fans! This is a tremendous signing and solidifies this team for many, many years.
Holy crap!
Don't worry Rich, we still need you to help us know how much money they're spending. We'll always need you for that. ;)
yipee!!!! 35 million for 7 years would be sweet
7 years 47.6 mil as per TSN. alomst 7 per year. Good for Kopitar and good for the owners for finally stepping up and keeping a perennial all-star around for years.
according to TSN, the contract is seven-year, $47.6 million contract, which averages to about $6.8 million a year. At least at this point, it's unknown the actual amount he'll be paid each year, but if this contract is similar to others, it'll most likely be front-loaded meaning more money up front. Either way, great news for everyone.
Biggest and most important Kings signing since 08/09/88.
It's a great day to be a Kings fan. Go Kings Go!
If I were Sully, I'd be pisssssssssed.
So what kinda car you gonna be getting Kopi to drive around LA??? :)
Nice. This is great news. The DL plan is starting to come together. 1 piece at a time. Looking forward to see it lead to the cup.
What a way to start the season! One more MAJOR piece of the team's future locked up and I might note, without fanfare, controversy, or angst. Kudos to DL and Kopi for making this happen. And for those who doubted DL could walk and chew gum at the same time, the multi-year deals locked in now give us predictability on cap room going forward. Last time I looked, that's what a good GM does--plan and execute.
Who says breaking a mirror is seven years bad luck???
Still this is a bargain for a superstar...