It didn't take former Sabres D Robyn Regehr to inpress his teammates, head coach and front office in the City Of Angels. Regehr has been everything that the Kings expected when the acquired him from Buffalo in April, and then some.
Regehr is averaging 21:30 TOI per game and has been a bedrock in front of Jonathon Quick.
The Kings, will open WCF on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks, announced Thursday they have signed Regehr, 33, to a new two-year contract.
Regehr was traded from Buffalo to LA on April 1, after the veteran D waived his no movement clause to green light the trade that would reunite him with his former Calgary Flames head coach, .Darryl Sutter
Buffalo received a second-round pick in next month's NHL entry draft, and a second rounder the 2015 NHL Draft. Regehr added an instant jackhammer to the LA lineup while vet Willie Mitchell was sidelined with an injury.
"I think both are experienced guys," coach Darryl Sutter said Thursday of Regehr and Mitchell. "Both are great locker-room guys. Both are great work- ethic guys. Both are always well-prepared for games. Has he done that? Obviously we’re still playing, so he must be doing that."
Regehr had four assists in 41 games this season for the Kings and Buffalo Sabres. He has one assist in 13 postseason games.
He's playing big minutes alongside all world D Drew Doughty.
"He's been great for us ...," Doughty said Wednesday. "[Matt Greene] was still out, so we needed that defensive presence and that physical guy. For the most part, our D corps wasn't the most physical and we were more good passers and bringing him in - he's helped out a lot. He's been a great guy to have. We all love him. He's a big part of where we are right now."
Regehr has been hitting everything that dares to move in his path. He's been a one man wrecking machine.
A first-round pick of the Colorado Avalanche in 1998, the 6-foot-3, 225-pound blueliner has career totals of 30 goals, 172 points and 881 penalty minutes in 943 games for the Calgary Flames, Sabres and Kings.
Regehr was a member of the 2004 Flames who went to the Stanley Cup Final and lost in Game 7 to the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has three goals and 16 points in 54 playoff games.
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