Coyotes land Kuemper from Kings, reportedly sign him to 2-year extension

The Los Angeles Kings have traded goaltender Darcy Kuemper to the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday for forward Tobias Rieder and netminder Scott Wedgewood.

Arizona is subsequently signing Kuemper to a two-year, $3.7-million contract extension, TSN's Bob McKenzie reports. He was a pending unrestricted free agent who'll carry a cap hit of $650,000 before his new deal kicks in.

Kuemper excelled in a backup role with the Kings, posting a .932 save percentage and a 10-1-3 record in 19 appearances.

The Coyotes are retaining 15 percent of Rieder's salary in the trade, according to McKenzie. The German winger has eight goals and 19 points in 58 games this season.

He's a pending restricted free agent carrying a cap hit of $2.225 million.

Wedgewood has a cap hit of $650,000, and he's also a pending RFA.

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