Lombardi talks trade

I highly doubt that this will discourage any Internet gossip-mongering, but Dean Lombardi said yesterday that the Kings aren’t close to any type of significant trade. And when the Kings do start seriously looking, it will be up front, not in goal. This answer was prompted by a question to Lombardi about the trade deadline, and how he might approach it, since the Kings seem to be stuck in that not-great-but-not-awful situation…

LOMBARDI: “You’re always looking. The one is showing up, I guess, particulary if the goaltending continues in this route. Having cut down on the goals against, it isolates your holes. I think it’s fairly obvious, because we’re third from the bottom in goals for, so it’s safe to say that you’re looking to address that need. I think I have, in my mind, how we’d like to address it. We still have some people out there who are developing, so we’re getting a feel for how high we think they can go, as they go through the learning curve. But right now, every discussion we’re having is just very general. I’m not avoiding your question, but there’s really no question to have to answer at this time, just to be totally honest. There hasn’t been a bonafide guy, or a talk about moving anyone yet. It’s just a function of so many people being in the playoff hunt. When that breaks, people either decide, `OK, we have to regroup and get draft picks,’ or their economic circumstances dictate that they have to move some salary. Everybody said, `Once Sundin signs, that’s going to be the kicker,’ and I never bought that. I think I was right. Nothing has changed in my dialogue since he signed. As a practical matter, nothing is even close to being proposed that addresses some of things you probably feel we should address.”

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