Overview
- The Kings announced five prospects were returned to junior clubs after the Young Guns scrimmage and a larger group of players was assigned or loaned to the Ontario Reign for AHL camp.
- The club’s NHL training camp now sits at roughly 42 players and must be trimmed to a 23-player roster before the final deadline next week, so coaches will use the remaining preseason games to make quick decisions about borderline ‘tweener’ players.
- Coaches adjusted defensive pairings in practice, testing Brandt Clarke with Mikey Anderson and Drew Doughty with Joel Edmundson as they evaluate pair chemistry and lineup fit.
- Mats Zuccarello practiced in a red non-contact jersey with no firm timetable for full contact, and Corey Perry missed practice for personal reasons with a possible short absence, both decisions framed as cautious availability management.
- The staff devoted heavy practice time to the power play using two defined units and will rely on upcoming home exhibition games to see top special-teams combinations in live action while AHL camp overlap forces careful rostering of depth players.