DETROIT RED WINGS (58-13-5) AT KINGS (22-38-17).
Faceoff: 7:30 p.m.
On the air: No TV; XTRA-AM (690).
Kings notes: Team governor Bob Sanderman will arrive in town today from Denver and is expected to meet with general manager Sam McMaster Sam McMaster was the General Manager of the Los Angeles Kings (NHL) from 1994 to 1997. His tenure with the team was widely considered a flop as the Kings regressed to the bottom of the league's standings during his three years as GM. about finalizing a new contract. They have agreed to basic terms but a signed deal has been on hold until an official contract could be drawn up. An announcement of a two-year extension could come today or Thursday. Forward Craig Johnson Craig Johnson may refer to: - Craig Johnson (ice hockey)
- Craig Johnston (footballer), former Australian football (soccer) player
- Craig Johnson, creator and maintainer of the LED Museum
- Craig Johnson (NY State Senator), New York State Senator
, who has been out with a sprained shoulder, will return but the Kings injury list continues to grow. Defenseman Doug Zmolek (knee sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. ) and left wing Barry Potomski (left shoulder sprain) are not expected to play while forwards Nathan LaFayette (left knee sprain), Kevin Todd (concussion/back strain), Ray Ferraro (bruised ribs) and Gary Shuchuk (back strain) are questionable. Defenseman Ruslan Batyrshin, a 21-year Russian with no NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there experience, was called up from their minor-league team in Phoenix.
SOURCE: Tim Trepany
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