So Jon believes JAD has the higher chance of making the team over Wagner and that Etem will not be given a contract.
yep. Also that Amadio is your opening night 3C (!).
Re: the D:
"–Daniel Brickley is another player who improved as camp progressed, and his outing Friday at Vegas was outstanding. He was assertive, moved the puck confidently and showed that he can play with NHL pace and intensity. He’s waiver-exempt, though, and the team wants him to play every day and has no intent to place Oscar Fantenberg or Paul LaDue on waivers, so he’s expected to open the season in AHL-Ontario. Brickley is another player who’d be among the first to get a call if the Kings needed a defenseman. “…I thought Bricks, for me, that was probably his best game where he was confident with the puck, he closed on people quickly, he had a good stick and really took a step in the right direction like we’d want him to,” Stevens said after Friday’s game.
–Kurtis MacDermid was a longshot to make the team based on the numbers game. I’m expecting the team to place him on waivers with the intent to assign him to AHL-Ontario, and he’ll be among the players who would draw interest on the wire. There’s no knocking his approach, preparation, game understanding, workout regimen, toughness and fighting ability. But the Kings are looking to continue to get faster, and MacDermid faced an uphill battle to make the team from the outset of camp."
Kings will open with 22 players; projected opening night roster and notes - LA Kings Insider
So Brickley to AHL, MacDermid thru waivers, Fantenberg and LaDue on the roster.
Not happy with Fantenberg over Brickley even though I understand.
