With center Blake Lizotte listed as doubtful for tonight’s game against Dallas, the Kings opted to make a roster move to add some extra forward depth. The team announced that they’ve recalled winger Samuel Fagemo from AHL Ontario, filling their one vacant roster spot.
It has been an interesting start to the season for the 23-year-old. A late cut in training camp, Fagemo was claimed off waivers by Nashville and spent nearly six weeks on their roster. However, playing time was hard to come by as he played in just four games, scoring once. That landed him back on waivers in November where Fagemo was scooped up once more by Los Angeles. As no other team put in a claim at that time, they were able to send him down to the Reign.
Since then, Fagemo has been a high-end scorer, notching 20 goals in just 24 games, ranking second in the AHL in that department despite the fact he missed the first 11 games of their season. It’s the third straight year that he has reached the 20-goal mark although he needed 46 games to get there last season. Now, he’s being rewarded for his efforts with a recall where he’ll look to have more success than his first couple of stints with the Kings which saw him collect two goals and an assist in 13 games over two seasons.
As for Lizotte, he left last night’s game against Carolina early with a lower-body injury and did not return. The 26-year-old has struggled a bit offensively this year compared to 2022-23 when he had a career-high 11 goals and 23 assists in 81 games. This season, he checks in at five goals and four helpers in 34 contests with his playing time dipping to just above 11 minutes a night, the lowest ATOI mark of his career.
I was going to predict the Kings would win the West back in early September but I went with Dallas instead because I didn’t trust the Kings goaltending and I still don’t, I’m still scratching my head over Rob Blake going after Dubois for a few reasons, One being the Kings didn’t need him and secondly, Blake should have been focusing on goaltending upgrades, And here we are In January and Dubois is struggling and the Kings are in a free fall. You’re welcome!
I wasn’t on this site in 2019 but I can certainly picture you asking us to thank you in January because you babbled on about the Blues needing to fire all the players and the GM. Guessing that you did the same last season when Vegas struggled in the middle of the schedule. You are a master of overreaction based on a small sample size and consistently entertaining because of it.
Everyone slamming Blake & PLD… Dude is in his 1st season and w/no Arvidsson, he gets stuck with a pair of wingers that have how much NHL experience? (Kaliyev/overrated, Laferriere/awesome so far but inconsistent)
When Arvy comes back the PP WILL get better, as will 5 v 5 offensively.. With all 3 goalies on 1-year deals, they all come off the books (as will others) so whatever upgrades we make between the pipes ain’t happening til then, and that’s fine.
Kings have a few problems, and PLD is low on that list for me… T-mac has had more than enough time to get this team where he’s wanted it, so it’s kind of on him they’re not, and if it’s time for someone else behind the bench, then so be it, since I don’t see him taking this team past the 1st round should we get in. (yet again)
How many other teams have already had 8-10 game losing streaks this year?? Kings have enough time to right this ship, and they DO have the roster to do it. Play better Kings.. and if you have to leave Todd at a bus stop somewhere in the next couple weeks, then by all means…
#GoKings
Try QB – PLD – Kempe! Maybe playing with 2 hardworking scoring wingers will get him going!
Now we’re talking!