EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Andrei Kuzmenko's Stanley Cup playoff debut went superbly, just like the rest of his entire charmed tenure with the Los Angeles Kings. The Russian forward contributed a goal ...

And all for the low, low price of a $950K ELC salary and some $850K in performance bonuses. That led to the Canucks signing Kuzmenko to a two-year, $5.5 million AAV extension. But then the ...