{"id":68002,"date":"2020-02-24T14:26:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T19:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=68002"},"modified":"2020-02-24T14:26:05","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T19:26:05","slug":"los-angeles-kings-trade-derek-forbort-to-calgary-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/02\/24\/los-angeles-kings-trade-derek-forbort-to-calgary-flames\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Kings Trade Derek Forbort to Calgary Flames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/kings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a> have agreed to trade <strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/forbode01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek Forbort<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flames\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calgary Flames<\/a> in exchange for a fourth-round pick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LAK will get a 4th RD pick from Calgary for Forbort<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PierreVLeBrun\/status\/1232018907969605632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Kings Trade Derek Forbort to Calgary<\/h2>\n<p>The Los Angeles Kings completed a trade Februray 24th with the Calgary Flames. The Flames acquired defenceman Derek Forbort in exchange for a fourth-round pick.<\/p>\n<h2>Derek Forbort Now a Calgary Flame<\/h2>\n<p>The Flames are getting a surprisingly smooth-skating defender with great size (6&#8242;-4&#8243;) in Derek Forbort. He&#8217;ll be looking to get to his regular game after finally returning to the NHL on January 6th. An off-season back injury caused him to miss half the season. He has slowly regained his usual second-pair position since coming back, and that&#8217;s what Calgary will be looking for.<\/p>\n<p>Forbort&#8217;s well suited for the playoffs, specializing in blocking shots and providing hits. He can also move the puck reasonably well, though he generally stops worrying about it once it&#8217;s out of danger.<\/p>\n<p>This season is a bit of a washout for him, but he normally averages 20 minutes a game with between 15 and 20 points in a season. He&#8217;s also a solid penalty killer, using his skating to stay in shooting lanes and size to clear the net-front.<\/p>\n<p>He was originally drafted by the Kings 15th overall in the 2010 draft, seasoning in the AHL before being called up in 2014-15. The 14 games he played that year was enough to win a permanent place in the NHL since.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>With the Kings moving Forbort, they are officially throwing in the towel on playoffs in the near future. The 27-year-old is exactly the kind of player playoff teams want to stock up on before the wars begin. Still, that&#8217;s a good reason to move him now when his return will be at it&#8217;s highest. The Kings were unlikely to re-sign the unrestricted free agent, as his age and skill level don&#8217;t play into a rebuilding team.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"k8XrQ4M1SdVazboLPPbugA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1132899159\" 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:'k8XrQ4M1SdVazboLPPbugA',sig:'Mjyd9VmjJ-oWqudHsCur29qJlZxn7PUtbttF1Ck3Jew=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1132899159',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to trade Derek Forbort to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a fourth-round pick. 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