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Kings, Ducks make qualifying offers to restricted free agents

By Helene Elliott
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The Kings and Ducks have given qualifying offers to a number of restricted free agents in advance of Monday’s deadline to extend those offers or see those players become unrestricted free agents on Thursday.

The Kings sent qualifying offers to all five of their restricted free agents: forwards Marc-Andre Cliche, Rich Clune, Corey Elkins, Brad Richardson and Trevor Lewis.

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The Ducks sent offers to right wing Bobby Ryan and defensemen James Wisniewski and Brendan Mikkelson. They did not extend offers to left wings Shawn Weller and Bobby Bolt or goaltender J.P. Levasseur. However, a team spokesman said the Ducks are negotiating a contract extension with Levasseur.

The Ducks are also still awaiting word from right wing Teemu Selanne and center Saku Koivu on whether they plan to return or retire. Each can become an unrestricted free agent on Thursday and the Ducks’ summer strategy will be influenced by their decisions. If Selanne returns it wouldn’t be surprising to see Koivu return too.

-- Helene Elliott

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

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