Friday practice update; Bernier in

The Kings will skate the way they practiced today, with the new-look lines, and Jonathan Bernier will start in goal against Washington. Terry Murray did not commit to a goalie for Sunday’s game at Philadelphia. Murray said the fourth line will remain the same and that he doesn’t consider Marco Sturm ready to play just yet. Lots of talk today about how to get Anze Kopiat back on track, scoring-wise. More notes and quotes from practice to come…

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