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Twitter isn’t for everybody, we know. And not everybody gets a chance to listen to the various radio spots we post here on MayorsManor. Thus, as a friendly service, let’s look at the Kings projected roster for next season – since that seems to be one of the most popular questions we’ve received as of late.

Remember, there is a 23 player maximum for NHL rosters. They can continue to evaluate players/prospects during training camp, but the team’s opening night roster will need to be submitted just a few days after Frozen Fury on October 3.

LA Kings 2015-16 Projected lineup

Milan Lucic – Anze Kopitar – Marian Gaborik

Tanner Pearson – Jeff Carter – Tyler Toffoli

Dwight King – Nick Shore – Dustin Brown

Kyle Clifford – Trevor Lewis – Jordan Weal

Extra forwards: Andy Andreoff and Jordan Nolan

Jake Muzzin – Drew Doughty

Brayden McNabb – Slava Voynov *

Alec Martinez – Matt Greene

Extra defenseman: Derek Forbort

Jonathan Quick

Jhonas Enroth

* Putting all of his issues to the side for a moment, from everybody we have spoken with inside the organization, Voynov is expected back in Los Angeles. Re-phrase that as they hope he is back, or any other way you prefer. While there are still a plethora of legal details to be worked out, the short version of the story is that is the expectation. As we wrote about here, he could begin the 2015-16 season on a short-term suspension (as yet to be handed out by the NHL, nor is there a timetable for any such ruling). Of course, he already missed nearly the entire 2014-15 season under a league suspension. There is also the matter of his achilles injury, so the Kings will need a back-up plan until, say December. Enter Jamie McBain. The right-shot and puck-moving defenseman was recently signed to a one-year contract extension coming off a 28-game stint with the Kings, after originally signing with the club last November.

Slotting the corresponding salary cap numbers into that lineup, the Kings 2015-16 cap situation looks as follows:

Lucic Kopitar Gaborik 3,250,000 6,800,000 4,875,000 Pearson Carter Toffoli 1,400,000 5,272,727 3,250,000 King Shore Brown 1,950,000 600,000 5,875,000 Clifford Lewis Weal 1,600,000 1,525,000 632,500 Andreoff Nolan 587,500 950,000 Muzzin Doughty 4,000,000 7,000,000 McNabb Voynov 650,000 4,166,666 Martinez Greene 4,000,000 2,500,000 Forbort 863,333 Quick 5,800,000 Enroth 1,250,000

$68,797,726 SUB-TOTAL

Add in the $1.32M penalty for the termination of Mike Richards’ contract and the Kings would be at $70,117,726. The salary cap limit has been set at $71.4M.

Additional comments…

– Obviously, if/when McBain is taking up Voynov’s roster spot, there is a potential savings, as his contract is only $600K. Also, if McBain clears waivers and is sent to the AHL, his salary would not count against the cap.

– If J.F. Berube was to beat out Enroth for the backup goaltending job, his contract is $563K (just under the 2015-16 league minimum of $575K).

– Competing with Weal for that open roster spot at forward will be four of the Kings top prospects: Jonny Brodzinski ($809K), Nic Dowd ($600K), Adrian Kempe ($925K), and Michael Mersch ($787K).

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