Outlier is an accurate way to describe Alex Iafallo’s role with the Kings last season. He was typically not out there for power plays or penalty kills.
Iafallo logged fewer than 41 minutes on special teams in an almost exclusive even-strength capacity, unusual for a top-line left wing.
“We had a pretty big power-play lineup, and I knew that coming in,” Iafallo said. “I just wanted to keep playing my game.”
That will change because Kings coach John Stevens plans to mix in Iafallo on both units. Iafallo has already played more than seven minutes on the power play in the preseason as the Kings tap into his offensive instincts.