UFA Evaluations: Steven Santini & Joe Hicketts

The LA Kings signed a handful of free agent defenseman this summer. Steven Santini played in the St. Louis Blues organization spending most of his time with the Springfield Thunderbirds, while Joe Hicketts spent the previous two seasons playing for the Iowa Wild. Ryan Smith (Thunderbirds) and Ben Gislason (Wild) join host Jesse Cohen to talk about Santini and Hicketts and what Kings fans can expect from two of the newest members of the organization.

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