Kings Defense Bolstered
Los Angeles, CA - The Los Angeles Kings announced today the acquisition of defender Nick Schultz from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for young forward Ryan Getzlaf. "It is always difficult to see a promising young player like Getzlaf leave, but we believe we have answered one of our most pressing needs in acquiring Schultz. As we all know good young defenders are a rare commodity in this league. We wish Ryan all the best in Philly" said GM Sra regarding the latest move. Also moving to sunny Los Angeles in the deal is intruiging yet controversial Russian power forward Artyukin.
Before concluding the press conference it was noted that Scott Walker had sold his Malibu home in anticipation of a trade. When queried on the subject, Sra said this was nothing more than conjecture at this point.
The Kings blueline looks solid for next year with the following pairings...
Brewer-Phaneuf
Schultz-VanRyn
Liles-Skrastins
Jurcina-Streit