The LA Kings have signed Quinton Byfield to a five-year extension worth an average annual value of $6.25 million. The 21-year-old restricted free agent had his breakout year in 2023-24, scoring 20 goals and 55 points. Byfield was selected second overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, and after patience from the Kings organization, he
Kings Transactions
After a somewhat eventful draft weekend that saw the Los Angeles Kings bring in Tanner Jeannot, general manager Rob Blake wasted no time once free agency began, signing multiple players to NHL contracts. The first signing was winger Warren Foegele’s three-year, $3.5 million average annual value (AAV) contract. After that, it got confusing with the
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired the 21st overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for the 26th, 57th, and 198th overall picks. The Kings now have one second-round pick since they traded away their own second-round pick to dump Cal Petersen’s contract. The Canadiens move up five spots
In what was expected to be a boring Wednesday, the NHL has seen two massive trades in the goaltending market occur. The Los Angeles Kings have traded center Pierre-Luc Dubois to the Washington Capitals for goaltender Darcy Kuemper. The Hockey Writers’ Jesse Courville-Lynch believed this trade made sense, and the two teams agreed, providing a
June 29, 2022, will forever be a day that changed the landscape of the Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings franchises. The two teams engaged in a blockbuster trade that sent Kevin Fiala to Los Angeles for Brock Faber and the 19th overall selection in the 2022 Draft. Now nearly two years later, both teams