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Kings finalizing deal for Rob Scuderi

By Helene Elliott
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The Kings have a verbal agreement on a four-year deal with defenseman Rob Scuderi, whose shot-blocking talents were showcased during the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Stanley Cup victory over the Detroit Red Wings just a few weeks ago.

It’s not complete because the paperwork must still be finished, and the numbers aren’t available yet. But for the Kings’ first free-agent move,it’s a pretty good one, even if they still lack the scorer they need. Scuderi, 30, had one goal and 16 points and a plus-23 plus/minus rating for the Penguins last season. The left-handed shooting defenseman also had a goal and five points in 24 playoff games.

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--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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