Kings Bring Aatu Jämsen Back on One-Year Deal

Los Angeles is bringing Aatu Jämsen back on a one-year contract, which keeps the door open without pretending this is a forever decision. Short deals like this are a familiar NHL chess move, especially when a team wants flexibility and a player wants another crack at proving he belongs. The Kings are preserving an option, and Jämsen gets another year to make the case. That is how a lot of roster battles start before anyone calls them one.