Kings Get Tentative Deal With Free Agent Blake

Rob Blake, the Kings’ free-agent defenseman, reached a tentative agreement Sunday on a four-year deal, which is subject to league approval over contract language. Blake’s agent, Ron Salcer, said the defenseman probably would not start practicing with the Kings until the deal is cleared. The team’s first training camp practice at Iceoplex in North Hills is today.

Those expected in camp include newcomers Rick Tocchet, Rob Brown, Dan Quinn, Matt Johnson, Yanic Perreault, Sean O’Donnell and Michel Petit. Perhaps the most intriguing addition is 18-year-old goaltender Jamie Storr, the Kings’ first-round draft pick (seventh overall) in June. Storr has a chance to make the team.

“He’s the best junior goalie I’ve seen at that level and that includes pretty good goalies,” Kings General Manager Sam McMaster said. “Don Beaupre played with Minnesota as an underage junior, and I think he (Storr) is more prepared than Don was at that time and more prepared than (Tom) Barrasso.”