Kings Face A Darcy Kuemper Decision That Won’t Be Cheap

The Kings have a Darcy Kuemper problem, and the dollar figure makes it impossible to ignore. A $5.25 million goalie situation is the kind of cap puzzle that forces a team to decide whether it wants certainty, flexibility, or a little bit of both. In a league where every dollar gets judged twice, this is the sort of dilemma that can change how a roster gets built.