After a brief Rob Scuderi scare (Happy Halloween!), the Los Angeles Kings did eventually call up the defenseman we all expected to see with the big club. This morning, Kevin Gravel made his way to LA.
With Brayden McNabb on injured reserve for at least a few games, LA was already going to have a tough time getting by with only six defensemen. That became tougher when Tom Gilbert drilled Nick Ritchie on Tuesday with what appeared to be a clean hit live; however, the second angle on replay shows why Gilbert is currently in a hearing with the Department of Player Safety.