The Los Angeles Kings all-time best free agent

[LastWordArmy]

A walk down memory lane for the best free agent signing ever for the Los Angeles Kings.

http://lastwordonsports.com/2016/07/31/time-best-los-angeles-kings-free-agent-signing/

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[BallPointHammer]

Steve Duchesne

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Steve Duchesne

Best of the worst? It's funny how he was an amazing discovery for the Kings being an undrafted prospect, then when they bring him back, he turns into one of the worst signings in team history.

 

[Bandit]

Charlie Simmer is great and all, but the right answer here is Willie Mitchell.

 

[Reaper45]

Highest profile was Demitra. Best? Mitchell is up there, but can't compete with Simmer.

 

[BallPointHammer]

Best of the worst? It's funny how he was an amazing discovery for the Kings being an undrafted prospect, then when they bring him back, he turns into one of the worst signings in team history.

I was referring to 1986-1991 with the Kings.

 

[kingsboy11]

Ryan Smyth

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Ryan Smyth

He was acquired in a trade.

Randy Robitaille deserves an honorable mention.

 

[sinister6000]

Willie Mitchell was a really good signing, so was Rob Scuderi.

 

[Keith Sweaty]

Willie

 

[BigKing]

Highest profile was Demitra. Best? Mitchell is up there, but can't compete with Simmer.

Not really arguing, but is it easier to sign a good FA back when there were far fewer teams than today? I guess the counter would be that there is a cap now that would limit the big-money teams from buying everyone like they could--if they wanted--back before the cap.

I'm going to toss Muzzin's hat in to the ring, unless this is only limited to guys who had NHL experience at the time. Key component to the '14 team and appears to be a fixture moving forward. Contributes to a Cup and is poised to provide several more years of service to the Kings.

 

[cyclones22]

Scuderi. Because he didn't come to LA to play for second place!

 

[kingsboy11]

He was acquired in a trade.

Randy Robitaille deserves an honorable mention.

Really? Could've sworn he was a free agent.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Really? Could've sworn he was a free agent.

http://espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4305472

The Los Angeles Kings have acquired veteran winger Ryan Smyth from the Colorado Avalanche.

The Avalanche acquired defensemen Kyle Quincey, Tom Preissing and a fifth-round pick in 2010 in exchange for the gritty power forward. Smyth had to waive his no-trade clause to accept the trade.

 

[Reaper45]

I forgot that Randy Robitaille was actually having a decent season with the Kings before Pittsburgh nabbed him off waivers.

 

[raswilliam]

 

[BigKing]

Since Muzzin wasn't on his initial UFA contract when they won in '14 and Mitchell was still on his for the '12 Cup, I'd have to lean Mitchell as well.

Let's give some credit for the Stu Grimson signing as well. Guy was a pretty important part of the 2001 team back when enforcers still existed. Sad as it may be, that was probably the best team of the '00s given the fact they won a playoff series.

That also is a bit of an indictment on this team's history with free agents.

 

[triplcrown]

Best?
I dunno, but my favorite,
as others have said ...



Willie.

 

[KingTrouty]

Since Muzzin wasn't on his initial UFA contract when they won in '14 and Mitchell was still on his for the '12 Cup, I'd have to lean Mitchell as well.

Let's give some credit for the Stu Grimson signing as well. Guy was a pretty important part of the 2001 team back when enforcers still existed. Sad as it may be, that was probably the best team of the '00s given the fact they won a playoff series.

That also is a bit of an indictment on this team's history with free agents.

Still remember that Reid Simpson ko (and reading all the reactions at fried-chicken) like it was yesterday!

 

[triplcrown]

Sure, Willie's all smiles here.

But just let that cow try to get past him and get to the net.

He'd check that cow so hard it would produce yogurt.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Still remember that Reid Simpson ko (and reading all the reactions at fried-chicken) like it was yesterday!

That was such a well deserved KO punch. I remember Simpson being a dirty ***** in that game and had taken a sucker punch at Stu moments before this one punch KO.

 

[The Tikkanen]

It's a very short list but looking at the names listed Simmer is a no brainer. The Kings have been AWFUL at free agent signings, if you wanted to make a worst free agent of all time signed by the Kings you would have HF posters at each others throats.

 

[Omni Owl]

Willie Mitchell for me, ****ing love that guy and he was instrumental in our first Cup run.

 

[Matt13]

Steve Heinze

 

[Reaper45]

Steve Heinze

I liked Heinze.