Was there live. Place is loaded with NHL scouts and GMs from Kelly McCrimmon to Shane Doan. A lot of former Kings also, no present players.
Also, a few of the Reign players were there in attendance toward the end.
I was rocking my Owen Sound Kaleb Lawrence jersey.
The Ducks vs Avs game was pretty entertaining.
Only caught about half of the Utah vs Sharks game.
Kings have no depth behind the first two lines. People were basically joking that the Knights and Kings have traded so many draft picks it won’t be much of a game and will mostly just be invitees or minor leaguers. Though, I didn’t really anyone dominate in the other games and some of those teams are loaded with draft capital.
The usual stood out for me - Clarke, Pinellli, Lawrence and Ziemmer. I liked Dvorak.
My new fav King is John-Parker Jones - he was a top ECHL fighter. Not sure if the Kings are addressing the eventual departure or retirement of Jacob Doty but this kid is massive.
Also, check out All the Kings Men latest podcast with Marco Sturm. Basically said the Reign bullied teams last year and in the playoffs - other coaches reiterated that to him personally over the summer. They want to keep that reputation and will by adding Lawrence, Element, and possibly Parker-Jones to a team that has already has Doty and Helenius. If they just just keep adding some skilled forwards and keep their top picks for the next few years - the Reign will be a tough out. They have the size and goaltending.
