The Los Angeles Kings have signed restricted free agent Alex Laferriere to a three-year, $12.3MM contract, per a team announcement. The deal comes with a $4.1MM cap hit per season. The deal includes a $3.5MM salary for year one and $4.4MM salaries for years two and three, per PuckPedia. The Kings extended a qualifying offer to Laferriere on July 1, and it took exactly one month for both sides to come to terms on a new deal.
Coming off of his second season in the league, the 24-year-old right winger posted a solid 19 goals and 42 points in 77 games. He also produced a plus-22 rating, 124 hits, and 43 blocked shots while averaging 16:22 of ice time per night. He added three assists in six playoff games.
A third-round selection in the 2020 draft (83rd overall), the New Jersey native quickly established himself as one of the franchise’s key prospects. After being drafted, Laferriere spent two seasons in the NCAA at Harvard University, where he put up 73 points in 69 games. He then made his pro debut in the AHL with the Ontario Reign at the tail end of the 2022-23 season.
That was all the minor league experience the 6’1″, 205-pound winger needed. The following season, he broke camp with the Kings and appeared in 81 games as a rookie, posting 12 goals and 23 points. He took a major step forward offensively this last season (doubling his point total), and it’s reasonable to expect continued growth.
Perfect contract! Laffy is a stud. Go Kings Go!
But holland give bad contract to 30 years d men lool
That’s not this deal. This one is very good. Toss the Ceci and Dumoulin contract aside and just enjoy the beauty of this contract.
Replacing Gavy with such garbage. Just plain awful. This team has taken a step backward.
What a great young player. Kings did a great job drafting and developing this kid.
Yeah lool holland overpaid on older player this time he did right for once
Love this kid. Dustin Brown clone and can play up and down the lineup. Should be wearing the Chevy logo crown for years to come. 25 goals and 55 points would be ideal
First thing that caught my eye about him as a rookie was his excellent skating. Loved watching him level up last season. Hope he keeps on growing! Glad the Kings are treating him seriously. Nice contract for the org, and I think him as well.
Not bad, not great. Do they get 1st year man or 2nd year? Judging by Holland, likely somewhere lower towards 1st year to make the contract a little iffy. But it’s affordable with the cap increases the next couple years.