Waiting for a chance

Jason LaBarbera will start his fifth consecutive game tonight, so that means another night on the bench for Erik Ersberg. The Kings are one of six teams -- Calgary, Minnesota, New Jersey, Phoenix and Pittsburgh are the others -- to use only one goalie so far this season. So while Ersberg beat out Jonathan Quick at the end of training camp, he has yet to appear in a game. That will almost certainly change on Friday or Saturday, when the Kings play back-to-back road games. For now, here's what Ersberg said about sitting and waiting...

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Question: Have they talked to you about when you might get in a game?

ERSBERG: ``I don't know. You'll have to talk to the coach about that. It's his decision. I'm just trying to practice as hard as I can and be ready. When it's my time, I'm going to be ready.''

Question: Are you feeling good in practice?

ERSBERG: ``I feel good out there. I'm ready to play.''

Question: It might be hard for some guys to step into a first game like this. Do you feel like you'd be ready if you got the call?

ERSBERG: ``Yeah, obviously I haven't played in a while but I've seen a lot of shots in practice, so I feel I'm ready, definitely.''

Question: Is there a difference between being practice-sharp and game-sharp?

ERSBERG: ``Well, I mean there's not much you can do. There's only one guy that can play. So I just try to work hard in practice. That's really all I can do. I feel ready. It feels good out there.''