Cliff notes: He's satisfied he did everything he could do. The Adam Foote deal with Colorado probably impacted what the Avalanche would offer for Blake. For Stuart, he did the same deal as what Brent Sopel brought last year. There was some contract talk with Stuart and the Kings decided based on that to move him. Thornton, who also had a no-trade clause, gave him a list of four teams to which he would accept a trade. They almost had a deal with one but it fell through because of a bigger deal the team pulled.
On how the day went: ``Whenever you're in these situations, you have to make sure to do the best you can in terms of getting in the market and talking to everybody over the last 3-4 weeks. You're satisfied in that you looked at every angle and did everything you could.
In our situation, it's a little easier to say did the best you could because, essentially, you're not trying to make hockey deals. You're certainly not improving your team immediately. You're trying to do something for the future. It's a little easier to walk away and say you did the best you could than when you're going the other way and trying to add players or make straight hockey deals.''
Lombardi interview (Inside the Kings) 
