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Philadelphia Flyers Activate Rasmus Ristolainen, Reassign Ty Murchison

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The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen has been activated from injured reserve. In a corresponding move, the club announced that defenseman Ty Murchison has been reassigned to the team’s AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

Ristolainen’s activation places him in position to make his season debut tonight against the Montreal Canadiens. Ristolainen underwent right triceps surgery in the spring, a procedure that cost him all 31 games of the Flyers’ season so far. His return bolsters the right side of the Flyers’ defense to a significant degree, assuming he is able to hit the ground running after such a lengthy absence.

Once a player whose play drew a significant amount of criticism during his days with the Buffalo Sabres, Ristolainen has definitely raised his stock as a member of the Flyers, especially recently. He was Philadelphia’s No. 2 defenseman in terms of ice time last season, skating over 20 minutes per night including steady time on both sides of special teams.

The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jackie Spiegel reported today that Ristolainen is set to take up a spot tonight on the team’s third pairing, partnering with veteran Nick Seeler.

As a result of Ristolainen’s return, Murchison has been returned to the AHL. The move ends what was the 22-year-old 2021 fifth-round pick’s first recall to the NHL. He was able to make his NHL debut on Dec. 9 and ended up playing in three games for the Flyers. He didn’t register a point but did manage five hits and two blocked shots.

Latest On Simon Nemec, Brett Pesce

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The New Jersey Devils are among the NHL’s most injured teams at this stage of the 2025-26 campaign, and their bad luck with injuries is only set to continue. Team reporter Amanda Stein relayed word today from Devils practice that defenseman Simon Nemec will be out until at least the holiday break.

Head coach Sheldon Keefe said, per Stein, that the team will have a better idea of Nemec’s recovery in two weeks, and will be able to determine what the next step is for him at that point. Nemec suffered a lower-body injury during practice on Friday and has missed back-to-back games for the Devils.

This development throws a bit of a wrench into what has been a breakout campaign for Nemec, the 2022 No. 2 overall pick. Nemec was a dynamic prospect during his draft year and played quite well at the AHL level, but took a little bit longer than some of his peers from his draft class to find his footing at the NHL level.

While the other top-five picks from the 2022 draft (Montreal’s Juraj Slafkovsky, Utah’s Logan Cooley, Seattle’s Shane Wright, and Anaheim’s Cutter Gauthier) had each managed to break into the NHL and establish themselves in meaningful scoring roles in 2023-24 and 2024-25, Nemec’s NHL role appeared to decline after his rookie campaign.

He skated in 60 NHL games in 2023-24, but only got into 27 games at the NHL level in 2024-25. His total of AHL games played consequently rose from 13 to 34 year-over-year.

While Nemec was spending most of last season back in the AHL, Slafkovsky was putting together his second consecutive 50-point season, Cooley was emerging as a star in Utah, and both Wright and Gauthier managed solid 44-point rookie campaigns.

Fans naturally compared Nemec to his peers from that draft class, and many considered his level of progress, which appeared slower than his peers, to be a matter of concern. But that level of concern wasn’t entirely fair, as defensemen often take a little longer than forwards to come into their own at the NHL level.

It could have hardly come as a surprise to Devils management, for example, that Nemec wouldn’t have his NHL breakout at exactly the same time as the forwards drafted near him. And so far in 2025-26, all Nemec has done is put together the same kind of breakout campaign his peers managed last year.

Nemec has 18 points through 31 games this season, a 48-point full-season pace. He’s been the Devils’ No. 3 defenseman in terms of ice time this season, and is also finding his way onto the team’s power play despite the presence of Dougie Hamilton and Luke Hughes already on the Devils’ roster.

In other words, the Nemec the Devils have received this season has been exactly the kind of dynamic, two-way force the team believed they’d get when they invested the No. 2 overall pick in him. That’s what makes Nemec’s new injury such an unfortunate development, as it puts a halt on Nemec’s breakout season for at least the next two weeks.

Thankfully for New Jersey, while they’re losing Nemec to a new injury, a key veteran right-shot defenseman appears to be nearing a return from injury: Brett Pesce. Stein reported today that Pesce participated in Devils practice and will travel with the team for their upcoming road trip. While Pesce, 31, doesn’t offer the same level of offensive ability Nemec brings to the table, he does offer a shutdown element to his game that this current Devils lineup is badly missing.

Pesce led all Devils blueliners in time-on-ice per game last season and his quality performances as a defensive defenseman more than made up for the Devils’ hefty investment in him. Pesce is under contract at a $5.5MM AAV through 2029-30, and his imminent return should soften the blow of losing Nemec and allow the Devils to remain competitive in what has been a hotly contested Metropolitan Division playoff race.

Photos courtesy Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images

St. Louis Blues Reassign Hugh McGing

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The St. Louis Blues announced today that the club has reassigned forward Hugh McGing to their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds.

The 27-year-old forward was originally recalled by the Blues from Springfield on Dec. 8. McGing served as a healthy scratch the next day for the Blues’ game against the Boston Bruins, but drew into the lineup for the team’s following three contests.

McGing made an instant impact during his recall, scoring his first NHL goal during the team’s road loss to the Nashville Predators. McGing also added the first assist of his career a few nights later, during the Blues’ second loss to the Predators of December.

A 2018 fifth-round pick of the Blues, McGing played his first NHL game in 2022-23 and got into five games in 2023-24. He spent all of last season in the AHL but earned an early recall this season in part due to his record of steady production at the AHL level.

While he has just six points through 18 AHL games this season, he’s managed to score at least 30 points for the Thunderbirds in every full season he’s played there. He’s become a consistent, reliable presence in Springfield, a development that paved his way to the NHL.

While his most recent recall has come to an end, McGing’s NHL performance put him on the radar for future call-ups. Even as the Blues struggle to build momentum in the standings this season, and are at risk of playing out the latter part of their season outside of the playoff picture, each game would have serious weight for McGing, especially from a financial perspective.

He’s a pending unrestricted free agent who could leave the Blues organization for the first time in his career. He’s playing out a two-year, two-way deal that carries a league-minimum $775K NHL cap hit and a $250K AHL salary. Given his slow start to the season in terms of AHL production, he’ll need to earn as many NHL games as possible if he wants to make a push to earn a one-way contract, or a heftier AHL guarantee, in free agency this summer.

Montreal Canadiens Reassign Sam Montembeault To AHL On Conditioning Loan

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The Montreal Canadiens announced today that netminder Sam Montembeault has been reassigned to the club’s AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, on a conditioning loan.

According to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports, Montembeault “agreed to be sent down to finish the week” in Laval, and Lavoie added that “it’s smarter” for Montembeault to get the chance to play for the Rocket later this week in Cleveland and then meet the team on the road in Pittsburgh on Sunday

Montembeault last appeared in a game for the Canadiens on Dec. 9, but has not started a game since Dec. 2. Montembeault has endured the worst season of his tenure in Montreal since arriving as a waiver claim early in the 2021-22 campaign.

Through 15 games this season, Montembeault has an .857 save percentage. That’s a steep decline from the quality .902 mark he posted a year ago, and his form in recent games has been a far cry from the level of performance that earned him a spot on Team Canada for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

So much of the challenge of being a high-end goaltender in the NHL is managing the mental side of the position, as the ebbs and flows of a player’s confidence can prompt wild swings in performance. The position is widely viewed as an inherently volatile one, from a performance perspective, and the wild change in Montembeault’s year-over-year performance is a clear illustration of that consensus belief in action.

Montembeault started off the season poorly, failing to register a .900 save percentage in five of his first six games of the season. Things have only spiraled downwards from that point, and as Sportsnet’s Eric Engels wrote, Montembeault “wasn’t rebuilding confidence in games with the Canadiens,” so now he’ll get the chance to rebuild his confidence at the AHL level.

Despite his struggles in 2025-26, the Canadiens appear committed to Montembeault, something that is unsurprising given the organization’s level of financial investment in the player. He remains under contract for an additional season at a $3.15MM cap hit, and while that isn’t an exorbitant or unfair sum by any means (one could actually make the argument that Montembeault was severely underpaid in the first year of that deal), it’s not exactly the kind of cap hit a team can bury in the AHL or easily move on from.

So the best route for the Canadiens and Montembeault appears to be exactly the route they’re taking, which is exhausting every option to try to rebuild Montembeault’s decimated confidence level.

With Montembeault now in Laval, the Canadiens are left with two goalies on their NHL roster. Top prospect Jacob Fowler was highly impressive in his first start against the Pittsburgh Penguins, but lost his footing a little bit during his second start, when the Canadiens collapsed and were on the wrong end of a comeback victory against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

Fowler will get the nod against the Flyers tonight, but waiting in the wings is Jakub Dobes, a 24-year-old who emerged as the club’s backup last season. Dobes has been inconsistent this season, at times performing as poorly as Montembeault, and at times showcasing the form that earned him an NHL role in 2025-26. Dobes’ most recent start was a step in the right direction, with the Czech netminder making 27 saves on 28 shots in the team’s win over the Edmonton Oilers, earning first star of the game honors in the process.

Photos courtesy of Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Montreal Canadiens’ Mike Matheson Out Day-To-Day

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The Montreal Canadiens will be without a key defenseman for their game against the Philadelphia Flyers tonight, as the club announced that blueliner Mike Matheson is out with a day-to-day injury.

While Matheson may not have quite the same high profile as former New York Islanders star Noah Dobson or reigning Calder Trophy winner Lane Hutson, he’s in the conversation as the Canadiens’ most important defenseman on a consistent nightly basis. Matheson currently leads the Canadiens in average ice time per game, playing nearly a full two minutes more than Hutson. (24:54 to 23:06)

Matheson averages so many minutes despite barely factoring into the Canadiens’ power play plans.

While Matheson was once the team’s top-unit power play quarterback (a role he played successfully, scoring 62 points in 2023-24), the additions of Dobson and Hutson have cost him that role. As a result, Matheson has shifted into a more defensive role, and now he leads the club in short-handed ice time per game, averaging 4:10 on the penalty kill each night.

Matheson spends more time per game killing penalties than any other defenseman in the Eastern Conference, and every other blueliner in the NHL besides Dallas Stars defensive anchor Esa Lindell.

The former Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman’s ability to endure a massive workload isn’t a new development. Matheson ranked No. 7 in the NHL in time on ice per game among defensemen in 2024-25, and No. 3 in the NHL in 2023-24. He currently sits No. 10 in the NHL in that same metric this season.

In other words, since arriving in Montreal, Matheson has become an invaluable do-it-all defenseman for the Canadiens, someone head coach Martin St. Louis relies upon heavily in just about every kind of on-ice situation.

Of course, Matheson has drawn some criticism at times for being mistake-prone, and he does have some forgettable moments. But the Canadiens rewarded him with a $6MM AAV contract extension that will carry him through his age-37 season for a reason, and that’s precisely why his injury and absence tonight is so significant for the Canadiens.

Thankfully for Montreal, it appears Matheson’s injury is relatively minor, and will only keep him sidelined for a few days at most. But while he is injured, it will be interesting to see how the Canadiens fill Matheson’s minutes.

They are already the NHL’s youngest team by a decent margin, and their already inexperienced blueline only becomes even more inexperienced without Matheson. And now, as a result of this injury, that blueline has approximately 25 minutes of ice time and, on average, four minutes of short-handed ice time to fill.

Photos courtesy of Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images

Is There Any Hope For The Sabres?

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The Sabres have reached a point where they could be considered contenders alongside the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns of the NFL, and the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets for the title of the saddest team in sports. Few NHL teams have caused more misery for their fans, as the Sabres once again find themselves at the bottom of the standings. It’s safe to say new general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen is walking into one of the most unenviable situations in hockey.

Buffalo has been trying to turn the corner on a rebuild that feels like it’s been ongoing forever, but it’s actually been two separate rebuilds. The team showed promise a few years ago, narrowly missing the playoffs in what has become an annual tradition—no postseason hockey in Buffalo. The last time the Sabres made the playoffs, TikTok didn’t exist, and the NHL salary cap was $59.4MM. But it’s not just the lack of playoff appearances that is heartbreaking for Sabres fans; it’s the endless cycle of futility and star players either forcing their way out or choosing to leave at their first opportunity.

It wasn’t always like this; in fact, the Sabres were a genuine threat to win the Stanley Cup after the NHL lockout in 2005. Led by Daniel Brière and Chris Drury, both of whom became NHL general managers, the Sabres were a formidable force in the Eastern Conference and captured the President’s Trophy in 2007. They eventually lost to the Senators in five games in the Eastern Conference Final. That loss effectively marked the beginning of these years of futility in Buffalo.

The summer of 2007 saw Drury sign with the Rangers as a free agent, and Brière joined the Flyers. Neither player reached the same level of success they had in Buffalo, but without those two, the Sabres have never been the same.

Many people cite the summer of 2007 as the point when everything went wrong for Buffalo, while others point to the Pegula family taking control of the team in February 2011. The losses have accumulated over the past decade and more, and not just those on the ice. Most folks probably forget, but the 2007 Sabres were a buzzsaw—a team with top-end scorers and scoring depth for miles behind Drury, Briere, and Thomas Vanek; not to mention solid defense and Miller in the net. There was a lot of hype around the team, and the energy swept the city as the Sabres went on a deep run that ultimately ended in heartbreak.

All of that has led us to today’s version of the Sabres, who have been seen as a laughingstock in the NHL for the past 13 long seasons. From poor hires to bad drafts, to regrettable signings, and lopsided trades. Combine this with the complete mishandling of a star player’s injury in Jack Eichel, and Sabres fans have endured it all, with no signs of relief in sight.

Even this year, the Sabres are tied for last in the Eastern Conference. All of this makes you wonder how long Buffalo’s current stars will want to stay and endure tough times.

Owen Power, Tage Thompson, and Rasmus Dahlin are all committed long-term to the Sabres, but Eichel was too, and we know how that turned out—with him winning a Stanley Cup with the Golden Knights. Eichel wasn’t the only young Sabres player to effectively push his way out of Buffalo.

Ryan O’Reilly didn’t force his departure, but he was traded to St. Louis in 2018, where he went on to win the Stanley Cup in 2019. Sam Reinhart wouldn’t commit to Buffalo in 2021 and was traded to the Florida Panthers, where he has won two Stanley Cups and become one of the best two-way centers in the NHL.

Just this past summer, forward JJ Peterka also wouldn’t commit long-term to the Sabres and was traded to Utah. Whether or not he wins a Cup remains to be seen, but it’s definitely a painful pattern in Buffalo.

The Reinhart situation is especially rough because the former second-overall pick wanted to stay long-term in Buffalo after his entry-level deal expired. However, it was the Sabres who chose shorter-term contracts of two and one year, and then faced a terrible 2020-21 season, after which Reinhart was the one unwilling to play through a rebuild.

It’s hard to say for sure if the Sabres are the saddest team in sports, but they’re giving the Jets, Browns, and Hornets a run for their money. Poor drafting and development, wasted money on overpaid free agents (Ville Leino), endless rebuilds, a lack of meaningful hockey, and constant management and coaching changes have created an environment of ongoing disappointment.

Is there any flicker of hope? Possibly. The Sabres have some young, talented players in Thompson, Power, and Dahlin. But they’ve been here too many times before, and Sabres fans are aware of this, yet credit to them—they keep showing up at the rink despite the increasingly bleak environment around the team. Will their core stay together? Will the team build out the depth? Or will Buffalo continue its streak of irrelevance?

Blackhawks Reassign Laurent Brossoit

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Dec. 16: Brossoit cleared waivers and will be reassigned to Rockford, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Dec. 15: Blackhawks goaltender Laurent Brossoit won’t be sticking on the roster after his conditioning loan to AHL Rockford ended today. He’ll be placed on waivers at 1:00 p.m. Central and will head back to Rockford if he clears tomorrow, head coach Jeff Blashill told reporters (including Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times).

Brossoit was never expected to report to Chicago after returning to practice last month and eventually being sent to Rockford for his first playing action in more than a year. He’s been permitted to seek a trade to find a new NHL home, but with no takers so far, he’ll end up on the wire to extend his stay in Rockford.

In all likelihood, the 32-year-old will never play a game for the Blackhawks after signing a two-year, $6.6MM contract in free agency in 2024. There’s no longer a place for him on the roster with Spencer Knight and Arvid Söderblom now entrenched as Chicago’s two NHL options. Late-summer surgery on his meniscus spiraled into more knee surgeries that eventually cost him the entire 2024-25 campaign, and a hip procedure this past summer kept him on the injured list to begin this year.

When Brossoit appeared for Rockford on Dec. 5, it was his first playing action since a relief appearance for the Jets in the 2024 playoffs. The veteran netminder was coming off back-to-back seasons with an exceptional .927 SV% in a backup role before reaching the open market and signing with Chicago.

While his knee and hip issues ended up taking out a solid chunk of his prime, his stint with Rockford showed he’s still a pro-level netminder and could easily find a home elsewhere if Chicago is willing to retain some of his $3.3MM cap hit. He logged a .900 SV% in three starts for the IceHogs – even scoring a goalie goal – and recorded a 2-1-0 record with a 3.39 GAA.

Teams can now have Brossoit for free over the next 24 hours, but they’ll need to take on his full cap hit if they don’t want to pay an acquisition cost. While he counts $3.3MM against the cap, his salary is only $2.3MM this season after Chicago paid out a $1MM signing bonus at the beginning of the season. That could be attractive to cash-conscious teams with cap space to burn.

Bruins Claim Vladislav Kolyachonok Off Waivers

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The Bruins have claimed defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok off waivers from the Stars, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.

Kolyachonok, 24, was exposed by Dallas yesterday amid a roster crunch that saw them carrying eight defensemen, five of them lefties – including Kolyachonok. He had cleared waivers successfully to begin the season after being acquired from the Penguins last summer in the Mathew Dumba trade. However, he’d played more than 10 games since being recalled in November in the wake of multiple injuries to Dallas’ defense corps, so they needed to place him on waivers a second time if they wanted to send him back to the AHL’s Texas Stars.

Boston will be Kolyachonok’s fifth NHL stop and sixth organization overall. He was drafted by the Panthers in the second round in 2019 but never played for them, instead debuting for the Coyotes in 2021-22. He made the move to Utah and got some games there before they lost him on waivers to the Penguins last season.

While already racking up an impressive journeyman resume, his frequent appearance on the transaction wire indicates many teams remain intrigued by the 6’2″ lefty’s two-way upside. He’s generally put up fine possession numbers in limited NHL minutes, topping things off with a 5-12–17 scoring line and a -4 rating in 85 career appearances. In 11 games for Dallas since his call-up last month, he had one goal, two assists, a +4 rating, and controlled a team-high 51.2% of shot attempts at even strength.

He now joins a Boston defense group that has a regular in Henri Jokiharju on injured reserve and multiple other depth names – Michael Callahan, Jordan Harris, and Jonathan Aspirot, there with him. Aspirot was moved there today to open the roster spot for Kolyachonok’s claim, already missing one game with an upper-body injury. He’s been ruled out for tonight’s game as a result, but could come off IR for Thursday’s game against the Oilers if he’s ready to return.

If Kolyachonok wants to finally land an everyday job in an NHL lineup, though, he’ll need to get comfortable playing on his off side. Boston’s three left-shot options are locked in as Hampus Lindholm, Mason Lohrei, and Nikita Zadorov each feature on their own pairings. With a righty in Jokiharju and a lefty who routinely plays the right side in Aspirot sidelined, though, there’s an opening for him to leapfrog Victor Söderström for playing time and get into the Bruins’ lineup.

Kolyachonok is in the back half of a two-year, league-minimum deal, so Boston’s only on the hook for a $775K cap hit and salary. He’ll be a restricted free agent next offseason with arbitration rights.

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Blues Claim Jonatan Berggren Off Waivers

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The Blues have claimed winger Jonatan Berggren off waivers from the Red Wings, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. The team moved center Nick Bjugstad to injured reserve to open up a roster spot for him, per Matthew DeFranks of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

When Detroit waived Berggren yesterday, the motivations weren’t clear. They might have been attempting to open a roster spot for Mason Appleton to come off injured reserve, or the Wings simply may have been looking to give the fourth-year Swede a fresh start elsewhere. If they were hoping to sneak him through to the AHL, though, they’ll be disappointed with today’s outcome.

Once a standout who led Sweden’s top junior league in scoring in his draft year, Berggren cracked the Wings’ lineup for the first time in 2022-23. He’s been a fairly efficient depth scorer ever since, averaging a 15-16–31 scoring line per 82 games despite averaging under 13 minutes of ice time, but had seen his role slashed in Detroit this year. He’s been a healthy scratch more times (18) than he’s played (15) and has only suited up once since Thanksgiving.

There’s long been optimism about what Berggren’s production could look like if given an expanded role. He hasn’t seen minor-league action in two years but was one of the AHL’s top scoring presences from 2021-24, recording 49 goals and 127 points in 130 games for Detroit’s affiliate in Grand Rapids.

The 25-year-old may now get that chance on a decimated Blues team that’s missing three of its top four wingers in Dylan Holloway, Jordan Kyrou, and Jimmy Snuggerud. Their injury crunch has recently forced veteran Robby Fabbri into a top-six role after signing a two-way deal just days ago, plus emergency AHL call-ups Hugh McGing and Matt Luff sliding into the bottom six.

Now, their low place in the standings pays some dividends in the form of the third-highest waiver priority in the league. In addition to adding some short-term depth, Berggren could continually slot into a top-nine role for St. Louis down the stretch if they sell off rumored trade chips Brayden Schenn, Mathieu Joseph, and Oskar Sundqvist.

In claiming Berggren, the Blues are on the hook for his $1.825MM cap hit for the remainder of the season. He’ll be a restricted free agent next summer with arbitration rights.

Bjugstad has already missed three games with an upper-body injury, which he sustained seven days ago on Dec. 9 against the Bruins. As such, he’s eligible to come off IR at any time. The 33-year-old pivot has four goals and an assist in 25 games this season.

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Kings Place Darcy Kuemper On Injured Reserve

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The Kings announced they’ve placed starting goalie Darcy Kuemper on injured reserve. Pheonix Copley was recalled from the AHL’s Ontario Reign to take his place on the active roster.

Kuemper left last night’s 4-1 loss to the Stars late in the first period after taking head contact from Dallas winger Mikko Rantanen, who was attempting to cut across the top of the crease between Kuemper and L.A. defender Brian Dumoulin. Dallas scored on the play, but the goal was waved off as the puck deflected in from behind the net off an already-injured Kuemper, who was lying facedown in the crease holding his head.

The 35-year-old Kuemper stopped all five shots he faced before leaving the contest, bumping his SV% up to .917 on the year. That’s a few points south of the .921 mark that earned him his first career Vezina Trophy nomination last year, but the 2022 Stanley Cup champion continues to perform at a top-10 level as he resurrects his career in Hollywood. Behind his 10-6-6 record in 23 starts, his 16.0 goals saved above expected are fifth in the NHL, according to MoneyPuck. That’s the highest mark among Pacific Division netminders.

His backup, free-agent pickup Anton Forsberg, has been less inspiring. Through his first 10 appearances as a King, he’s put together a 4-3-3 record with a .893 SV% and 2.82 GAA. That’s still good for 1.1 goals above expected, receiving a slightly more demanding workload than Kuemper has, but a significant dropoff – particularly if Kuemper is set to miss more than the two games he’s been ruled out of, thanks to the IR placement. He’ll be eligible for reinstatement on Dec. 22 against the Blue Jackets.

Copley, 33, hasn’t seen NHL ice yet this season. The Alaska native is in his fourth season in the Kings organization, outside of a 13-day stay on the Lightning roster in October after being lost on waivers before being traded back to L.A. for future considerations. He successfully passed through waivers a second time after being reacquired but has struggled in the AHL, logging a .885 SV% and 3.13 GAA in 13 appearances for Ontario.

Nonetheless, few third-string options have more NHL experience than Copley. The Michigan Tech alum made his NHL debut with the Blues back in 2015-16 and has since gone on to record a 44-16-8 record, .898 SV%, 2.84 GAA, and three shutouts in 77 games.

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