The Los Angeles Kings' front office has made plenty of signings in free agency throughout the 2020s decade, with varying levels of success.
Quite a few of the free-agent additions have struggled to live up to expectations, while others have become important impact players throughout the roster lineup on teams that consistently reached the postseason. Some of the best moves weren't necessarily the biggest signings either, or the most expensive at the time.
Ranging from tremendous value signings between the pipes all the way to versatile long-term pieces down the middle of the lineup, the Kings have hit on multiple unrestricted free agents throughout the decade.
Ranking the LA Kings' three best free-agent signings of the 2020s
In this list, we looked at total production, value, longevity, and overall impact each player had in Los Angeles after signing with the Kings in unrestricted free agency.
While it's too early to tell how recent Kings' free agent signings, like center Erik Haula and veteran winger Mats Zuccarello, will turn out, general manager Ken Holland has been busy this summer, and this list could expand in the future.
Here's a ranking of the Kings' three best free-agent signings of this decade so far.
3. Anton Forsberg, G
There are multiple Kings' goalies on this list who were signed to value, low-commitment contracts in this past few years that paid great dividends for the team in the crease in live-game action. In the 2025 offseason, the Kings signed former Ottawa Senators goalie Anton Forsberg to a two-year contract, worth $2.25 million in average annual value through the end of the 2026-27 season.
Forsberg rewarded the faith that Holland and the Kings had in him with a very clutch run in the crease for the team just a few months into his time wearing the black and silver uniform. In the months of December and January, he registered a sparkling .925 save percentage and a 1.95 goals-against average in a dozen appearances for the Kings.
His best performance was saved for the stretch run of this past regular season. Forsberg registered an amazing 5-1-0 record, a stellar .943 save percentage, and one shutout in six starts to help will the Kings over the finish line for the postseason in 2026.
Had it not been for Forsberg's clutch late-season play in goal, the Kings might not have made it to the postseason last spring.
He beat out Darcy Kuemper for the starting job this past spring, and held the crease for the postseason in the first round vs. the Colorado Avalanche.
If he can win the crease coming out of training camp and the preseason this fall and he continues to provide the sort of reliable backbone in net that he did this past season, Forsberg could easily climb up a list like this in the future for the Kings.
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