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Dwight King reaches three-year deal with Kings

Dwight King

Dwight King #74 of the Los Angeles Kings holds up the Stanley Cup after the Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils 6-1 to win the Stanley Cup series 4-2 in Game Six of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final at Staples Center on June 11, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (June 10, 2012 - Source: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America)

Try not to be shocked, but a restricted free agent and an NHL team have settled on a contract before the two sides were scheduled to go to arbitration. (I know, this rarely happens. Except for all the time.)

The latest to reach a deal at the last minute is Los Angeles forward Dwight King, who had a hearing scheduled for Friday. As reported this morning by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman (and since made official by the team), the 25-year-old has agreed to a three-year contract with the Kings -- this after scoring 15 goals, with 15 helpers, in 2013-14.

No numbers have been reported as of yet. We’ll update the post when they become available.

Update:

The numbers...