Lombardi: Expansion influencing decision to stand pat on goaltending

On Wednesday, Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi provided an update on the health status of Jonathan Quick, and in the process shared the rationale behind not acquiring a goaltender to fill the void until his No. 1's anticipated mid-February return.

He said that teams are reluctant to part with one of their two active goalies due to the threat of injury, which has directed conversations to the "third man on the depth chart," according to LA Kings Insider Jon Rosen.

Lombardi also mentioned that the upcoming expansion draft has factored into his thinking as well.

"Number one: you've got a number one goalie coming back, (and) two: with expansion coming, if he is a top guy you're going to lose him, so how much are you going to give up for a two-month asset?"

He compared the situation to losing a starting quarterback, and attempting to replace that player with options that simply don't offer the same standard.