Reports: Gaborik linked to Kings

Reports are circulating this morning that the Kings are working on a trade that would land them Columbus Blue Jackets winger Marian Gaborik.

Though the deal as of right now has not been finalized, I can confirm that there has been substantial interest in the winger, who has averaged .87 points per game in his 791-game NHL career and twice has topped the 80-point plateau.

A look at Gaborik’s career stats:

Gaborik, scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, carries a 7.5 million dollar cap hit, so a salaried player will likely have to travel back to Columbus. The Blue Jackets could also be asked to absorb some of the winger’s cap hit.

The news was first broken by Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

 

Other reports confirm that the deal is not finalized, though the two sides are talking.

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