Todd McLellan wants the challenge to be seen as an opportunity.
The Kings coach knows his team will possibly be without four key players beginning with Tuesday’s game against the Ducks: Defensemen Matt Roy and Sean Walker are out for an “extended period” after suffering separate injuries in a Thursday loss to the Minnesota Wild, and Blake Lizotte and Andreas Athanasiou remain on the NHL’s COVID-protocol list.
But McLellan also knows it leaves the team with no choice but to look for temporary replacements.
“Gives us a great chance to evaluate what we have and what we might need,” he said Monday.