Per The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun:
McLellan was still getting paid $5.5M by the Kings this season on the last year of that contract. The Kings and Red Wings were negotiating this morning on how that would get taken care of as part of McLellan signing a new deal with Detroit. https://t.co/h7FiN8eVed
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) December 26, 2024