Kings sign Deslauriers

The Kings have signed defenseman Nicolas Deslauriers to a three-year entry-level contract. Deslauriers, 20, was a third-round draft pick in 2009 and has completed his junior-hockey career in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Deslauriers (6-foot-1, 200 pounds) totaled 13 goals and 30 assists in 48 regular-season games with the Gatineau Olympiques this season. The Olympiques reached the QMJHL finals, and Deslauriers had 5 goals and 15 assists in 24 playoff games.

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