Kings Trade Defenseman Sean Durzi to Arizona Coyotes

The LA Kings have traded defenseman Sean Durzi to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Montreal's second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.

Durzi, 24, finished the 2022-23 season with 38 points (9-29=38) in 72 games and one goal in six playoff games. The 6-0, 195-pound blueliner has skated in 136 career NHL games, registering 12 goals and 53 assists for 65 points and adding four points (2-2=4) in 13 playoff games. He also appeared in 91 career games for the Ontario Reign, the Kings' primary American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, where he posted 50 points (11-39=50).

Durzi was acquired by the Kings in 2019 along with forward Carl Grundstrom and a 2019 first-round pick (defenseman Tobias Bjornfot) in exchange for defenseman Jake Muzzin of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Mississauga, Ontario native was originally picked by the Leafs in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft.