Minnesota Wild: Jarret Stoll will find facing Kings 'weird'

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Jarret Stoll admitted there will be subtle parts of his return to Los Angeles that feel odd.

After winning two Stanley Cups with the Kings, he said, it will be weird to enter the visiting team's locker room at Staples Center before the Wild's game Thursday, weird to sit on the visiting bench and weird to skate opposite so many good friends.

"It will be a different animal with all the personal relationships and history," Stoll said.

Stoll was a key contributor with the Kings for seven seasons as they established themselves as one of the NHL's top teams.

But after pleading guilty in June to two misdemeanor charges stemming from an arrest involving drugs in Las Vegas, the Kings…