Kings-Blues underway
Calder is a scratch. Haven't gotten word yet if it's healthy, but it could be in order to get Thornton into the lineup. Cloutier is in net. Ellis and LaBarbera also are scratches.
The lines so far are looking like ...
Brown-Kopitar-O'Sullivan
Cammalleri-Armstrong-Frolov
Thornton-Handzus-Purcell
Ivanans-Giuliano-Willsie
Johnson-Preissing
Stuart-Dallman
Visnovsky-Harrold

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Are you sure these arent the Monarch's Defense pairs?