Two-time Stanley Cup champion, the newcomer of the "Motorist" Dwight King could not be in the camp of "drivers", and in the team of the Western Conference - the Moscow "Dynamo". This was stated by the team director Maxim Ryabkov.

"Yes, the press leaked information about the fact that King claimed the Moscow" Dynamo ". Much earlier than we were interested in him. We went to a tournament in Nizhny Novgorod (governor's cup of the Nizhny Novgorod region. red. ) and realized that the team is missing something. Need to add. Find a new player who would have strengthened an already strong team. We looked at the list of free agents. First of all, we turned to the overseas market. We benefited from the fact that the NHL clubs could no longer sign free agents. Apparently Dwight did not arrange the amounts that clubs offered him and the player switched to European hockey. I drew attention to Dwight and suggested to Gross and Krikunov. Then we became more active. At that time he did not yet have a contract with Dynamo and he was in limbo. We managed to agree literally in 3 days ", - told JustMedia Maxim Ryabkov.

In addition, an important moment in the signing of the famous player was played by the fact that the team already had two North Americans - Francis Pare and Taylor Beck. According to the club's director, the recruits told about the advantages of Kingu's club and were able to attract him to the squad for the best results.

"If you look at his statistics in recent years, you can see that his performance in the playoff matches is growing significantly in comparison with the regular season. In the last year of his native club, "Los Angeles Kings" is no longer claiming to go into the playoffs, exchanged a player in the "Montreal Canadiens". "Red and Blue" needed an experienced player. Dwight was put in 4th link. This is a restraining three that defends against the leaders of the teams. In the first round they met with the "New York Rangers". They were able to play almost the entire series (6 games out of 7,. red. ) and as a result, in King's rank, the utility index was "-1" or something about it. We needed such a player. We are glad that he appeared in our team, "- said JustMedia Maxim Ryabkov.

The club's director also commented on rumors that "chauffeurs" could sign another legionary from the NHL - Detroit forward Andreas Atanasiu.

"It was never on our list. We know that he has a difficult situation with the contract, but we do not see the player as a potential rookie. We have players of such a plan. And the 7th legionary for our club is too much, "- denied rumors Maxim Ryabkov.