After a bunch of small, analytically savvy moves to kick off the deadline, Marc Bergevin has continued his trend of adding size and sand paper to the Canadiens. In return the Kings get a conditional fourth round pick in 2018, so there isn’t a major loss happening in this trade right now.
There were many rumblings early this morning that the Habs were looking to add a bit more size at the deadline, King certainly fits that bill at 6’4’’ and 232lbs.
At first glance it looks like King will be a highly useful player for the Canadiens fourth line, and with eight goals and seven assists he can hopefully prop up a group that has had difficulty scoring recently.