Though it is certainly not the blockbuster trade many are hoping for the Los Angeles Kings have acquired prospect Pavel Jenys from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Stephan Falkovsky. Both players will remain in the minor leagues after swapping teams.
Jenys, 22, was a seventh-round pick in the 2014 draft but hasn’t been able to establish himself above the ECHL level. The Czech forward has size and some solid finish around the net, but is a long way off from the NHL. He has four goals in nine games with the Allen Americans this season, and will likely go right to the Manchester Monarchs to give them a little more firepower up front.
Falkovsky on the other hand was a seventh-round pick of the Calgary Flames in 2016, but didn’t end up signing with them and became an unrestricted free agent. The Kings snapped him up to an entry-level deal likely because of his massive 6’7″ frame, but he too has been playing in the ECHL this season. He’ll turn 22 in December, and isn’t in the NHL plans for the Wild for now.
LA needs players who will compete on a consistent basis.