Rob Scuderi skated for about 20 minutes this morning before practice, and his lower body remained intact. I’m hoping to talk to him here shortly. Jarret Stoll is the only player not practicing, which could very well be a veteran’s “therapy day,” but I’ll get an answer soon. Brad Richardson is centering the second line in practice.

Rich Hammond has covered the Kings, on a full-time or part-time basis, since the 2000-01 season. He previously worked at the Los Angeles Daily News, was the beat writer for the entire John Torchetti era and has witnessed Bob Miller singing country music in a Nashville honky-tonk bar.