MINNEAPOLIS — The Wild moved on from Kevin Fiala on Wednesday, trading the winger to Los Angeles for the Kings' first-round draft pick and current Minnesota Gopher Brock Faber.
Fiala is set to become a restricted free agent coming off a one-year, $5.1 million contract. The 25-year-old set career highs in goals (33), assists (52) and points (85) last season but with the Wild facing a tight budget, it seemed unlikely the team could afford to keep him because of salary cap constraints.
TSN reported Fiala agreed to a seven-year contract with the Kings worth $55.125 million (average annual value $7.875 million) with $16 million to be paid as a signing bonus.
