Cross another free agent off the list. It looks like Andreas Athanasiou is getting a one-year deal with the LA Kings. That's according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
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Athanasiou spent most of last season with the Detroit Red Wings, the team that drafted him the fourth round (110th overall) in 2010. At the trade deadline, he was shipped to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Sam Gagner and two second-round draft picks, one in 2020 and another in 2021. Athanasiou would manage just one goal and one assist in nine regular season games with Edmonton. He played in another four playoff games with the team, but failed to hit the scoresheet. He was a restricted free agent, but became unrestricted when he was not tendered a qualifying offer by Edmonton.
Athanasiou's one-year deal is worth $1.2 million. He will not be able to join the Kings at the start of training camp as he has to travel to Los Angeles and quarantine for at least eight days.
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