Alexei Ponikarovsky Signs With Los Angeles Kings

by Adam Gretz

Filed under: Kings, NHL Free Agency

After losing unrestricted free agent forward Alexander Frolov to the New York Rangers on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Kings struck a deal with Alexei Ponikarovsky, agreeing to a one-year contract according to TSN's Darren Dreger.

Update: Via TSN, the deal is worth $3 million with a $200,000 signing bonus.

A strong skater for a big man (6-foot-4, 220 pounds) Ponikarovsky plays a solid two-way game, and has scored at least 20 goals in four of his past five seasons -- he was limited to just 66 games the fifth year, and still scored 18 -- including 21 last season, which was split between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins.

He was acquired by the Penguins at the NHL trade deadline -- in exchange for prospect Luca Caputi -- in an effort to add some secondary scoring, but his brief tenure with the team turned out to be a massive disappointment.

 

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