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LA Kings recall two players, make a pair of other roster changes

November 1, 2013 By John Hoven

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With an offense that continues to provide less than consistent scoring, it was only a matter of time until a move had to be made in Los Angeles. As we first discussed when NHL team’s had to submit their initial rosters to the league office, coach Darryl Sutter was going to carry eight defenseman until he and the management group were completely confident Willie Mitchell’s knee was fully recovered.

Given the amount of minutes Mitchell’s been logging thus far, such questions have apparently been answered. Through 14 games played, the veteran defenseman has averaged 22:20 of ice time per game – second most on the team, trailing only Drew Doughty.

As such, Keaton Ellerby has been placed on waivers to make room for another forward.

But – not so fast – there’s actually two guys coming up from Manchester, meaning another roster move had to be made.

Jeff Carter has been placed [ed. note: technically, he’s ‘going to be placed’] on the injured reserve list. The exact nature of his injury hasn’t been disclosed yet, but he did report to the team’s training facility today with a boot on his foot. You may remember, he missed time with the Kings in April of 2012 for what GM Dean Lombardi described at the time as – ‘No fracture, [but] a very deep bone bruise.’ This, of course, came about six months after he had broken a bone in his foot when he was playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

With those two adjustments, Tyler Toffoli and Linden Vey are being called up from Manchester. They’re already on their way to LA.

Toffoli, who was one of the Kings better players during the playoffs last season, was leading Manchester in scoring at the time of the call-up. Through 10 games played, the talented right wing had produced 12 points, including a team-best seven goals.

Vey, currently ranked as LA’s third best prospect, was second in scoring among Monarchs players with 11 points (three goals, eight assists).

In an unrelated move to all of the above, MayorsManor has also learned prospect Alex Roach is being sent back to the WHL.  At 6-foot-5, the defenseman was originally assigned to Manchester to start the season, but was recently shipped to Ontario (ECHL), where he played a few games.

UPDATE: Reaction from several Kings players and coach Darryl Sutter can be found at the links below.

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John Hoven is a former member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and co-hosts Kings of the Podcast. He's also the founder and editor of MayorsManor.com, which has been named Best Sports Blog in Los Angeles and Hockey Blog of the Year. Click "ABOUT OUR TEAM" below for a full bio.

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  1. Kopitar on extra pressure with Carter out says:
    November 1, 2013 at 2:08 pm

    […] LA Kings recall two players, make a pair of other changes […]

  2. Colin Fraser on Carter, Toffoli, Vey changes says:
    November 1, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    […] LA Kings recall two players, make a pair of other changes […]

  3. Coach Darryl Sutter not talking injuries after Kings practice says:
    November 1, 2013 at 2:12 pm

    […] LA Kings recall two players, make a pair of other changes […]

  4. Kopitar on Toffoli and Vey call-up with Carter out says:
    November 1, 2013 at 2:15 pm

    […] a story first reported by MayorsManor, the Kings made a series of roster moves today – including putting Jeff Carter on the injured […]

  5. AHL: Pearson and Weal lead the way after Manchester loses two players says:
    November 1, 2013 at 11:48 pm

    […] Notables:  Manchester leads the AHL with a record of 7-1-1-2 for 17 points… Forward Nick Shore scored his second goal in as many games… Left wing Tanner Pearson recorded his first three-point (1-2=3) game of the season… Center Jordan Weal has six points (1-5=6) in his last three games… Right wing Brandon Kozun has five points (1-4=5) in his last three games… Left wing Andy Andreoff recorded his first goal of the season… Andreoff also joined defenseman Andrew Campbell and right wing Scott Sabourin in the penalty box in the second period; all three were assessed fighting majors… Forwards Tyler Toffoli and Linden Vey were summoned to LA on Friday. […]

  6. AHL: Morris makes history, Monarchs win, lose two more players says:
    November 13, 2013 at 6:27 pm

    […] collegiate wins, as well as 300 pro victories. The odds were stacked against Morris though, as his top two players were called up to the NHL nearly two weeks prior. Compounding the situation was the announcement that Martin Jones would be called up after the […]

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