Each agrees to an annual average value of $775,000, with Bjornfot inking a two-year, one-way contract and Fagemo and Madden each with a one-year, two-way deal
The Kings agreed to contract extensions with three players Friday, each with an annual average value of the NHL league minimum of $775,000.
Defenseman Tobias Bjornfot signed a pact with a two-year term, while forwards Samuel Fagemo and Tyler Madden inked one-year deals. Bjornfot’s is a one-way contract, whereas Fagemo and Madden will continue to be two-way players with greater flexibility to pass between the NHL and American Hockey League.
Bjornfot, 22, has the strongest chance to start the upcoming season with a firm slot in the Kings’ lineup, not only due to the commitment shown by the organization but because he is at once the most experienced and most needed player among the group.
A 2019 first-round pick, Bjornfot has logged 116 NHL games, including 10 last season. The departure of veteran Alex Edler, as well as a slew of trades that sent away
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