The Los Angeles Kings opened training camp ahead of the 2025-26 NHL season earlier this week, and similar to Connor McDavid in Edmonton, the team hasn't yet re-signed top forward Adrian Kempe.

The 29-year-old is the most important player on the roster not named Anze Kopitar, but he remains without a contract after the upcoming campaign. Kempe signed a four-year, $22 million pact back in 2022, and he's due for a sizeable raise from the $5.5 million AAV he has been commanding.

Although it's disappointing for Kings fans that the former first-round pick isn't yet locked up, as The Fourth Period's David Pagnotta reported on Friday, a new contract could get done sooner rather than later .

“Status quo, as of now, between the Los Angeles Kings and Adrian Kempe,” the hockey insider wrote. “T

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