There are still quite a few names from our Top 50 Free Agent List still yet to sign, and one of those is the 49th-ranked Dwight King. According to Rick Dhaliwal of News 1130 in Vancouver, that’s about to change with the veteran forward expected to sign in the KHL. Dhaliwal reports that the Canucks had some interest in him before moving on.
While King isn’t a household name by any means, he nevertheless has been an effective fourth line player throughout his career. With size (6’4″ 232-lbs) and some surprising offensive skill, he can provide some much needed secondary (or tertiary) scoring in limited minutes. Twice he’s scored double digit goals, and even registered 30 points in 2013-14 with the Los Angeles Kings.
With more effective players like Drew Stafford, Jaromir Jagr and Thomas Vanek still available it’s easy to see why King would be left out in the cold, and he should find some success in the Russian league even if he doesn’t possess the elite puck skills that are so prevalent there. Still just 28, he could easily return to the NHL at some point in the future.
Man he was so bad in Montreal after the deadline so him heading to the KHL isn’t surprising.