Of course they kept Lewis, it's more important to say and have Lewis play his 1000th game as a King than giving a legit shot or even risk losing a young player to waivers.
He deserves it and he brings leadership, work ethic and PK.
We lost some PK guys already from good units.
Don't forget about Fagemo.
At this rate, the Kings will have extra forwards - Fagemo and Kayilev and two extra D in Burroughs and Englund.
I have to imagine one of those four will be traded or waived.
That's why I think sending Clarke down makes sense to give coaches time to evaluate and Blake time to make trades.
I know its been said Clarke is ticketed for the NHL but that does not necessarily mean right out of camp.
They burned Laferrierre's eligibility or I would say the same for him.
He slumped and they should have set him down, looking forward to this seasons waiver jam.
I would try to sneak guys down on waivers as early as possible, letting them know they will be back after Blake adjusts roster.
Boom!
This kind of talk is much better than negative and trying to be funny rehash of the same things we hear to infinity and beyond!