{"id":7271,"date":"2017-03-01T14:30:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T19:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=7271"},"modified":"2017-03-01T14:33:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T19:33:55","slug":"dwight-king-traded-montreal-canadiens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/03\/01\/dwight-king-traded-montreal-canadiens\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwight King Traded to the Montreal Canadiens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Montreal Canadiens have been looking to\u00a0add size leading up to the 3:00 pm deadline on Wednesday. General Manager Marc Bergevin was able to address this need early on deadline day, finding a partner in the cap-strapped\u00a0Los Angeles Kings. The Habs have acquired forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kingdw01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dwight King<\/a><\/strong> from the Kings in exchange for a conditional 2018 fourth round pick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Canadiens acquire forward Dwight King from the Los Angeles Kings, in return for a conditional 4th round pick in 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XXas32sp3i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XXas32sp3i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Canadiens Montr\u00e9al (@CanadiensMTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/836989400571658242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Dwight King Traded to the Montreal Canadiens<\/h3>\n<p>This trade came as a surprise for all parties involved. King was not in trade rumours leading up to the deadline, but as the Kings pursued <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/i\/iginlja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jarome Iginla<\/a><\/strong>, they needed to free up some cap space. The fit was in Montreal, who have been chasing size in their bottom six for a while now.<\/p>\n<p>King definitely fits the bill, listed at 6&#8217;4&#8243; and 232 pounds. He heads to Montreal after seven years with the Los Angeles Kings. This season, the Saskatchewan native has 15 points in 63 games. King had a career-high 30 points and 15 goals back in 2013-14 and has been a staple on Los Angeles fourth line for years.<\/p>\n<p>King\u00a0is in the final year of a three-year, $5.85 million deal. That comes in at $1.95 million per season. A pending unrestricted free agent, the Kings did not retain any salary in the trade.<\/p>\n<p>In exchange for King, the Canadiens sent a conditional 2018 fourth-round pick to the Kings. If the Canadiens re-sign the 27-year-old, the Kings receive a 2018 third round pick, instead of the 2018 fourth round pick.<\/p>\n<h3>Another Depth Addition<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to King, the Canadiens have also acquired <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/martian01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andreas Martinsen<\/a><\/strong> in exchange for<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/andrisv01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sven Andrighetto<\/a><\/strong>. Martinsen is sizable\u00a0as well, a 6&#8217;3&#8243; pending UFA with seven points this season with the Avalanche. Andrighetto moves to Denver, a diminutive depth winger with eight points in 27 games with the Canadiens. Martinsen is 26, while Andrighetto is 23.<\/p>\n<p>King bolsters the Montreal fourth line. He adds significant size to a relatively small team. He and Martinsen join recent acquisition\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/o\/ottst01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Ott<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 in an attempt to make the Canadiens tougher to play against. Heading into the playoffs, the Canadiens needed to add some grit to the lineup. With the moves they&#8217;ve made so far this deadline, they seem have done exactly that.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/450243630\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.498316% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/450243630?et=fuCFdUJjSO1RvnnMuTSD5g&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=swiChGaTDrsVVZWx2ZhzZA1wafwiRPIzMmo_VJkv9aI=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"395\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Montreal Canadiens have bolstered their fourth line, adding former L.A. 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