Murray’s plan for King

Dwight King’s first NHL game figures to come with a good test. The Handzus line, which King will be a part of, typically draws the opposing team’s most dangerous line. In the case of Columbus, that would be the line anchored by high-scoring winger Rick Nash, who is expected to be back in the lineup tonight after missing a game with a sore groin. I asked Terry Murray today if he would have any particular message for King, in terms of expectations for tonight’s game…

MURRAY: “We’re going to meet with him and review everything that we’re doing here. We’re not going to change what we know he can bring to the game. He’s a big-bodied guy who is very responsible. He was playing in all situations down in Manchester. We want him to continue to hold the puck, make plays, get to the net. He’s a real big-bodied guy, wide guy, who has shown us that in the last couple training camps. And his awareness away from the puck is good. So the role for that line would stay the same, as far as a checking line, and we expect him to be able to fit in. I think if there’s any kind of indecision on his part, Handzus is so intelligent out there that he can certainly make an adjustment and read off him in those kind of looks.”