{"id":132093,"date":"2022-09-10T17:29:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T21:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=132093"},"modified":"2022-09-10T17:29:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T21:29:52","slug":"mikey-anderson-contract-los-angeles-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/09\/10\/mikey-anderson-contract-los-angeles-kings\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikey Anderson Signs One-Year Deal with the Los Angeles Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mikey Anderson re-signs with the Los Angeles Kings on a one-year deal for $1 million. Kings general manager Rob Blake has been pleased enough with Mikey Andersen\u2019s development. This reward for him will give him another season to show everyone he belongs on the team\u2019s top six every night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We have an extension to announce&#8230;\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>Defenseman Mikey Anderson has been signed to a one-year deal!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LA Kings (@LAKings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAKings\/status\/1568690923458154496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Mikey Anderson Signs One-Year Deal with Los Angeles<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Anderson is heading into his third full season (fourth overall) in the NHL. Last season, as a 22-year-old, Anderson had a respectable average TOI of 20:07. He put up two goals and six assists for eight points in 57 contests. This was fairly aligned with his previous season totals of 1 goal, 10 assists, for 11 points in 54 games. He had a 49.3 Corsi For percentage last year. Moreover, many of his stats were down slightly, year-over-year, however, there is one that stands out. Quite impressively, his season total went from 66 in 2020-21 to a whopping 133. The Kings drafted Anderson 103<sup>rd<\/sup> overall in the 2017 entry draft. Anderson has played in 117 games as well as seven post-season matchups since that time.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>What this Means for the Kings<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Anderson may have had a much more productive season had his regular partner Drew Doughty not been available for over half the campaign due to injury. In the 36 games, they spent together, the two combined for a 56.9 percent expected goals share as per <a href=\"https:\/\/moneypuck.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MONEYPUCK<\/a>, which ranked third on the team in regular pairings for the full season. In addition, the Kings D was banged up last year. Veteran presence, Alexander Edler, also missed significant time last year.<\/p>\n<p>If the top-end of the Kings&#8217; blueline <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/drew-doughty-could-be-out-rest-of-regular-season-for-los-angeles-kings-with-injury\/c-332098858\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">can remain healthy this season<\/a>, that would really springboard their team. For instance, a full season for Anderson playing big minutes alongside Doughty, would do wonders for his career, and capitalizing on this bridge deal. If Anderson can continue his physical play from last year, Doughty may assist in rounding out the young d-man\u2019s game overall. The Kings made some off-season signings on defence, such as Elder and Olli Matta, so if their D is reliable, the team might be in for big things, speaking of the hype with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/06\/29\/kevin-fiala-signs-contract-with-new-team\/\" target=\"_self\">Kevin Fiala signing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"Q0uld1J-QRt971iK7h-Tmw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1397395646\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Q0uld1J-QRt971iK7h-Tmw',sig:'7NJuOkODpm0rFMzC9c5L3PUNmYNftyoeq3wlmGtTl5o=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1397395646',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikey Anderson re-signs with the Los Angeles Kings on a one-year deal for $1 million. Kings general manager Rob Blake has been pleased enough with Mikey Andersen\u2019s development. This reward for him will give him another season to show everyone he belongs on the team\u2019s top six every night. 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