The Los Angeles Kings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime on Thursday night, moving to 9-5-4 on the season. As Ken Holland's first season at the helm continues , one negotiation continues to hang overhead. But the GM insisted that there is no ill-will between Adrian Kempe and the Kings during the contract negotiations, per The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.

“My feeling on a negotiation is either you got a deal done or you’re negotiating,” Holland said. “Certainly we want to keep him,” Holland said. “I certainly believe he wants to be a King. I don’t think it’s been acrimonious or there’s been any ill-will.”

Kempe was also asked about the negotiations, and continued to say what he has said since the beginning. “It’s not weighing on me. My focus right now is just playing. Like I sa

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