Kings sign Johan Fransson

Former Kings defenseman Rob Flake is announcing his retirement Friday . Yawn. The Kings signed 25-year old defenseman Johan Fransson to a one-year contract . Looks like the Kings may have a diamond in the rough here with Fransson. A former first-round pick of the Dallas Stars; Fransson's rights were acquired when the Kings dealt Mattias Norstrom in 2007. I'm not going to act like I know who this Fransson kid but I did a bit of research and here's what I found. Read it after the jump.