Quoting: RipNasty
Quick is almost 10 years older than Murray. That's why he's no longer good. He's just old. Murray had some injury issues and played on a really bad team in Ottawa. Behind a good team he's been good this year. He's a good goalie, Ottawa messed up and had to move him and we are happy how it turned out. I doubt he gets moved even if Samsonov continues his great play and takes over at the #1. Keep them as a tandem until someone who needs a good goalie comes knocking.
All goaltenders live or die behind the teams they play for. Unfortunately, the Kings have proven to be a poor defensive team this year. Quick's play didn't fall off a cliff in the last 7 months. They tried to transition to an offense-first system and the pendulum swung too far, and too often the Kings goaltenders were left out to dry.
Over the past 2 seasons, Toronto has emerged as a solid defensive team. Campbell looked good for the Leafs for a while before the wheels fell off, and now that he's playing behind a suspect defense in Edmonton, he looks terrible. Murray played behind a poor defensive team in Ottawa, and he was terrible. Put him behind a good defensive team in Toronto, and he looks halfway decent. Unfortunately, the Kings defense this season more closely resembles Ottawa's than it does Toronto's.
The Kings are likely going to trade for a rental goaltender like Cam Talbot at the trade deadline and use him as a backup to Quick in the playoffs. This summer, they'll attempt to solidify the defensive core through trades and free agency, and they'll take another look at Petersen in training camp. Quick will probably re-up for another one-year deal. If they're not confident that the two of them can handle the netminding duties for the Kings, then they'll explore bringing on a new goaltender.
Committing themselves to another $5M goaltender with a recent history of injury and performance issues is a terrible idea.