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The Los Angeles Kings made another deal today, sending forward Michael Amadio to the Ottawa Senators, in exchange for defenseman Christian Wolanin.
TRADE ALERT: LA Kings acquire Christian Wolanin from the @Senators in exchange for Michael Amadio.
— LA Kings (@LAKings) March 29, 2021
Player Moves flown by @FlyONT ✈ï¸
Wolanin is a 26-year-old left-handed defenseman. He’s played 15 games with the Senators this season, tallying three assists while averaging just 13 minutes of ice time per game. He has one year remaining on his deal at $900,000 and will be a restricted free agent when it expires.
ANALYSIS
I like this trade for the Kings. While Amadio presented as a promising young forward a couple of years ago, he had been passed over in favour of other forwards and it was clear that he wasn’t going to be a long-term member of the team.
With Wolanin, the Kings get some defensive depth on the left side, meaning hopefully we see less of Kurtis MacDermid going forward.
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