Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi said Wednesday he’s not ready to “throw the kitchen sink” at another team to acquire a top-notch goaltender even if an upgrade were available and he could squeeze that contract under the salary cap. He also said Jonathan Quick, who suffered a groin injury in the season opener, is on course to return in mid-February. He initially said Quick would be out until March but amended that and called early March a “worst-case scenario.”
Speaking while his team practiced in Buffalo the morning after its second-period collapse in a 6-3 loss to the Sabres, Lombardi said he believes players have overcome enough adversity to figure out how to end their slump.