The Los Angeles Kings would like to re-sign Marian Gaborik, but they might not have the cap space to pull that off following their decision not to buy out Mike Richards.

All the same, the Kings are at least giving it a shot by offering him a three-year, $15 million contract, according to the Toronto Sun. Gaborik, 32, is coming off of a five-year, $37.5 million deal.

Assuming the report is true, it would both represent a significant pay cut for Gaborik and also less than he’d likely get on the open market. Gaborik’s lengthy injury history is a source of concern that might hurt his bottom line, but he would still be one of the best free agents available and is coming off of a great playoff run.

At the same time, he just won the Stanley Cup with the Kings and they’re likely to stay competitive for years to come, so maybe he will be willing to take less to stay in that situation.

I think his strong performance in the playoffs would put him @ 6.5+ on a shorter term (3 years or less) deal.

Gaborik is great but he is inconsistent. Guy has bounced from 20 goal seasons to 40 goal seasons multiple time. You never know what you will get with him.

he should take the pay cut and stay in LA

theyve got a dynasty in the making over there, thats why they didnt wanna let richards go

to philly plz gaborik

what dynasty?

it wont be recognized as a dynasty by nhl and shouldnt be by us either

Kings dynasty, they have another 5-7 years if they retain their core

If he cares about winning, he'll stay. Also a great place to live, obviously.

But it'd be hard for people to turn down millions. Other teams will give him more years @ a higher number. With his injury history, he might not be able to stay in the league after his 3-year deal with the Kings.

What?

2 cups in 3 years.... That's a start of a dynasty

these are the official dynasties

http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=31167

hawks had the chance this year, they can't anymore

kings won't win next year

With a salary cap era + 30 teams I think the requirements for a dynasty should be relaxed a bit.

3 cups over 6 years with one scf appearance as a loss I would consider a dynasty.