Ben Bishop
Ben Bishop
Kings acquire goalie Ben Bishop in trade with Lightning
Published
Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET
Sports Illustrated, SI.com Staff/Sports Illustrated
The Los Angeles Kings acquired goalie Ben Bishop in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, according to multiple outlets.
According to TSN’s Aaron Ward, the Lightning will receive goalie Peter Budaj, defensive prospect Erik Cernak and a draft pick in the deal.
The 30-year-old Bishop has a 16-12-3 record and a .911 save percentage this season, having lost the starting role to Andrei Vasilevskiy. He was a Vezina Trophy runner-up in 2016, following a 40-win campaign with the Bolts.
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Budaj is in the midst of a career renaissance, but is the odd man out now that Kings goalie Jonathan Quick has returned after missing 59 games this season due to injury.
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