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Reports Indicate Anze Kopitar Entering Likely Final Kings Season With No Extension Planned

GM Ken Holland says he expects to address the captain’s future with agent Pat Brisson at training camp, leaving retirement or a new team as possibilities.

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Overview

  • Daily Faceoff’s Jason Gregor reported that 2025-26 will likely be Kopitar’s last season in Los Angeles and that he is not signing an extension.
  • Kopitar is entering the final year of his two-year, $7 million contract, which runs through July 1, 2026.
  • Holland said he has not begun extension talks, plans to speak with Pat Brisson around training camp, and expressed hope Kopitar will stay.
  • No decision has been announced on retirement, and analysts note he could draw interest from other teams if he chooses to keep playing, citing Jonathan Toews’ recent one-year deal as precedent.
  • Kopitar is closing in on franchise marks, needing 40 points to become the Kings’ all-time scoring leader and eight goals to take the goals record.