O'Sullivan Resigns With Kings for 3 Years

The Los Angeles Kings announced on Tuesday that they have resigned center Patrick O'Sullivan to a three-year contract, believed to be worth an average of $2.925 million per season. Last season, O'Sullivan played in 82 games, scoring 22 goals and adding 31 assists for 53 points with the Los Angeles Kings. O'Sullivan had become the subject of trade rumors over the past few weeks as he was holding out for a short-term contract with the Kings, who wanted to resign him long-term. O'Sullivan missed the Kings' training camp while holding out. The resigning brings the Kings up to the salary cap minimum, which likely means the Kings may not make any more roster moves as the team wants to operate as close to the cap floor as possible. O'Sullivan is quickly emerging as one of the Kings' top offensive forwards. He should provide solid offense for the Kings when the 2008-09 season begins this week.