) seized the opportunity, tweeting, "In exchange for Nic Dowd, Subban is coming to the LA Kings."
This, apparently, was designed to mess with fans of Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban or Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Malcolm Subban. Jordan Subban, acquired from the Vancouver Canucks for Dowd, was in in his third season with Utica of the American Hockey League.
Dowd, a forward, has one assist in 16 games this season and was scratched from the Kings' past three games.
Jordan Subban has five assists in 16 games this season but has scored 27 goals in 148 AHL games. He will play for Ontario, the Kings' AHL affiliate.
Even though the Kings, with 41 points (19-8-3), are six points ahead of the Golden Knights in the Pacific Division and one point ahead of the St. Louis Blues for the top spot in the Western Conference, general manager Rob Blake is tinkering around the edges.
This was his third transaction in less than a month; the Kings acquired forward Jussi Jokinen in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers for forward Micheal Cammalleri on Nov. 14, and acquired forward Torrey Mitchell in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens for a conditional pick in the 2018 NHL Draft on Nov. 23.