The 2025 NHL Draft is roughly 24 hours away, and front offices around the league are busy trying to get deals done, whether that is for the NHL Draft or free agency. The focus for general manager Ken Holland and the Los Angeles Kings is to build a roster that can finally get past the first round of the playoffs.
It has now been four straight seasons that the Kings have made the playoffs but seen their season come to an end, in part to Holland's work as general manager of the Edmonton Oilers. The Kings are not necessarily in a position where they need a complete rebuild of the roster, but a few key moves could be enough to achieve their goal.
With that in mind, here is what an ideal offseason might look like for the Los Angeles Kings and the moves that would make sense.
LA Kings trade Trevor Moore, Jordan Spence, and 2025 first-round pick to St. Louis Blues for Jordan Kyrou
One of the biggest moves of the offseason is actually going to have to happen before free agency even starts, as Jordan Kyrou has a no-trade clause that starts on July 1st. This is one of the reasons he is near the top of Frank Seravalli's Trade Target Board and why the Blues might even consider a trade. However, Kyrou is exactly what the Kings need, and that is scoring and someone to take some of the workload off Adrian Kempe.
Kyrou has been a pretty consistent 70+ point player as he has surpassed that mark three of the past four seasons. He also has averaged about 35 goals per season during that stretch with the Blues.
He is a good player and the Blues aren't necessarily going to give him away, so the Kings are going to have to make an aggressive offer. The combination of Trevor Moore, Jordan Spence, and their first-round pick this year should be able to get the job done while at the same time having the cap hit almost even to allow the Kings to make additional moves in free agency.