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The Kings got a star offensive winger for a song thanks to his no-move clause. But it still left a fairly bare cupboard emptier than before.
With the NHL trade window closing at 3 PM before the Olympic freeze, the market feels quiet — but that may be misleading. Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings is quietly lining up as a post-freeze blockbuster as teams look to avoid paying 18 days of dead cap.