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Arizona forward Keller ‘super excited’ for 2 preseason games, grow sport 8,000 miles from home

The NHL is sending the Kings and Arizona Coyotes to Melbourne for a pair of exhibition games next week.

The pucks drop for real in less than a month, and the NHL is suiting up for this season’s all-access preseason docuseries. Behind the Glass: Los Angeles Kings Training Camp will follow the SoCal club through its two exhibition games in Australia and the intensity, drama and competition of an NHL preseason. Premiering on Monday, …

Premiering October 2, 'Behind The Glass: Los Angeles Kings Training Camp' will follow the SoCal NHL club through its two exhibition games in Australia and more.

Other rumblings: The Hurricanes' failed attempt to land Erik Karlsson and updates on Bally Sports, Arizona and the Senators sale.

Players are beginning to return to their NHL cities. If theyre not already in town, they will be after Labor Day Weekend. Informal skates are already under way or set to begin shortly. And training camps will open across the NHL in about three weeks.

Do the Kings have the deepest group of centers in the Western Conference?

The Los Angeles Kings are in good shape after acquiring Pierre-Luc Dubois, but should be in the market for another D-man this offseason.

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