Alex Iafallo Back With The Kings

The Los Angeles Kings are bringing back a familiar name.

John Hovan is reporting that the Kings are re-signing restricted free agent Alex Iafallo to a two-year, $4.85 MM deal. Iafallo recently filed for salary arbitration and was set to have a hearing on that matter on July 20th. Now, it looks like he'll play for an extra two seasons and become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2021.

A free agent signing out of the University of Minnesota-Duluth back in 2017, Iafallo quickly established himself as an important full-time player for the Kings, playing in 75 NHL games in his first pro season. He recorded 25 points in his first season and then improved on that the following year. The only reason for this production is that the Kings were desperate to bring in some youth and skill on their wing. Iafallo has worked very hard to become an important asset on this team and if he improves on any of these names, he could be cashing in on a big contract in two years time, whether it be with the Kings or elsewhere.

The Kings are looking to rebuild their core group in hopes to contend in the future and Iafallo could bring just that. However, if he doesn't prove himself and improve on his game year after year, the Kings could very well auction him off as perhaps a complementary piece for a contending team.

With Iafallo out of the way, the Kings have now several other restricted free agents they need to sign. One of those names is Adrian Kempe. His brother, Mario, was recently brought in by the organization. The Kings still have $9.4MM left in cap room to sign some restricted free agents or bring in new pieces. We'll see where they go and who they bring back and let go.