Kings fire Lombardi, Sutter; promote Robitaille

There’s a P-word on players’ and coaches lips this playoffs, and it has nothing to do with getting pucks in deep. ”Parity in the league, it’s insanely tight,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. This has been the postseason of parity with all four division champions gone

Ryan Spooner and the Bruins never made it to arbitration, settling on a one-year, $2.825 million contract ahead of Wednesday’s hearing, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman was the first to report the agreement.  Spooner and his camp sought a $3.85 million deal, while the Bruins submitted $2 million as their number. Settling outside of arbitration locks in the player at an affordable number while avoiding a potentially messy process.  Though Spooner now has a contract, his future with the Bruins isn’t much clearer than it was at season’s end. The 25-year-old center was a healthy scratch for the last two games of Boston’s playoff run,

The St. Louis Blues and 24-year-old defenseman Colton Parayko came to terms on a five-yea contract extension on Thursday.