Cammalleri Awarded

Mike Cammalleri was going into his arbitration hearing looking to join the big money club in the NHL, since he finished the season 36th in pool rankings with 34 goals and 80 points. Fortunately for the Kings, the arbitrator preciding over the case didn't unload a large deal on Cammalleri, rather a closer to market value price of $3.1 million for this coming season and $3.6 million for the season after. Cammalleri wil then become an Unrestricted Free Agent at the end of this deal, which should significantly raise the bar of his salary, especially if he keeps his improvement on the upward swing.

Alexander Frolov	Anze Kopitar	Mike Cammalleri
Ladislav Nagy	Michal Handzus	Dustin Brown
Scott Thornton	Derek Armstrong	Kyle Calder
Raitis Ivanans	Patrick O'Sullivan	Brian Willsie
		Alyn McCauley

Lubomir Visnovsky	Tom Preissing
Rob Blake	Brad Stuart
Jaroslav Modry	Jack Johnson

Dan Cloutier

Jason Labarbera

Cammalleri takes his spot on the top line in the chart, moving down a few guys, that maybe considered a tad suspect on the right side, down a slot in the order. The Kings should be a very competitive club when it comes to the open-ice situations, but the goaltending is still a big question mark. With the space the Kings have with the cap (21 players listed worth $44.2 million), they should be able to snag one of the top goaltenders available via trade or possibly another ex-Canuck in Alex Auld or Sean Burke.




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