Willie Mitchell will miss a second consecutive tonight because of his groin injury, but Mitchell skated again today at the end of practice, and Terry Murray indicated that Mitchell might be able to play Thursday against Minnesota. Mitchell, unlike Mike Richards, was not placed on the injured-reserve list, so he will be able to play whenever he’s ready.
MURRAY: “He’s getting closer. He’s feeling better. He’s doing a lot of the cross-over skating out there right now, and shooting. So I think he’s very, very close. Just work it out, keep the therapy going and we’ll take a look at it for the next game.’’
Whew!
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Glad to hear that Mitchell is getting better! Cant wait for Richards to start hitting the ice and come back to the line up
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Don’t worry, Willie…Drewiskes’ got your back.
IMO Drewiske has done a pretty good job for the Kings…It’s good to know we have some depth on defense
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Jon Reply:
December 6th, 2011 at 3:51 pm
@g smith86, +1
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thats good
Just wish that we know when Richards coming back
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Boy that is great news!
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Good news. The Kings are a much better team with Willie Mitchell in the lineup.
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Free Willy!
Actually don’t, give him another game to be triple-sure he’s good. He’s not a spring chicken, it’s a muscle injury and we have a decent D without him..
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Stuart Reply:
December 6th, 2011 at 2:59 pm
@iansez, my sentiments exactly… take another game or 3. Make SURE it’s 100% so it doesn’t nag all season long and then rupture before the second season…
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tornado12 Reply:
December 6th, 2011 at 3:00 pm
@iansez, agreed. defense is not the problem, but mitchell does bring more of a ‘shot mentality’ from the blueline than DD2
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KC23 Reply:
December 6th, 2011 at 3:06 pm
@iansez, Also agree 100%.
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iansez Reply:
December 6th, 2011 at 3:10 pm
@KC23, We’d all make great coaches! )
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nykingfan,
It was TM’s fault WM got hurt……just kidding….LOL!!
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Good! I’m less on the edge of my seat when WM is on the ice. That feeling of relief when the pilot lands the plane is the same as Willi stepping on to the ice
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KC23 Reply:
December 6th, 2011 at 5:17 pm
@Mikey, Good analogy.
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Woo hoo, thats like Christmas in December, oh wait, uh, never mind ……………..
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Get well Willie. But until then…get em Whiskey!!! GO KINGS!
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