Pierre-Luc Dubois trade: Kings expected to land RFA center from Jets, per reports

The Los Angeles Kings are expected to acquire center Pierre-Luc Dubois from the Winnipeg Jets, per reports. Dubois, 25, was set to become a restricted free agent once the NHL calendar flips in July before free agency. Dubois is also expected to sign an 8-year, $68 million extension with Los Angeles as part of the deal, per Chris Johnston of TSN.

There have been reports of the package going back to Los Angeles but nothing is official. The Jets are reportedly may have to buy out the contract of forward Blake Wheeler to make the deal work. Wheeler is set to make $8.25 million in the final year of his current contract for 2023-24. That buyout would also carry a small cap hit, plus whatever contracts the Kings send to Winnipeg.

  
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