The Los Angeles Kings have "Jason has been a great teammate throughout his time in Los Angeles and he is a very good person," Assistant General Manager Ron Hextall said. "We decided to go in a different direction and we wish him the best going forward."
The Kings now have 14 total selections in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, including two second round selections and four selections in the first three rounds.
LaBarbera played in 19 games with the Kings this season, and had a record of 5-8-4, a goals-against-average of 2.83 and a save-percentage of .893. His career with the Kings (and the New York Rangers) is 34-42-8 with four shutouts, a goals-against-average of 3.00 and a save-percentage of .901.
I knew LaBarbara was headed towards the exit since his contract was up at the end of the year and the excellent play of back-up (and now starting) goalie Erik Ersberg and a stable of young talent, but I'm surprised they shipped him out mid-season. He wasn't terrible, but over the last two years he had not developed into a solid starting netminder. At least they picked something up for him since they'd get nothing when he became free agent.
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