The no-so subtle jab made sense, given it was a virtual city of stars with the big names on display: Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom of the Washington Capitals against Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar and Jonathan Quick. It was Jokinen’s first goal since March, when he was with the Florida Panthers before he was bought out and traded to the Kings. “I was actually thinking about that before tonight’s game,” Jokinen said. He’s going to learn that he’s going to be asked those questions, but he’s a long way from being unrestricted. It’s not like he’s unrestricted here in a month.”The Kings are eligible to re-sign Doughty on July 1 and are not permitted to negotiate an extension before then.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 01, 2017 02:52 UTC