Missing most of the Kings' recently completed trip seemed more like "a couple of months" for an injured Trevor Lewis.
"It felt like they were gone forever," said Lewis, who returned to the lineup on Saturday in Toronto after sitting out seven games.
If it felt like that for Lewis, then imagine how it must be for Dwight King.
Actually, all you need to do is look at King's beard to measure the time. King hasn't played a minute this season for the Kings because of surgery for a broken foot suffered in a preseason game Oct.