Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports As long as he stays healthy McDavid is going to be a contender for the scoring title and the MVP. He has finished in the top-five of the MVP race in each of the past four years and in the top-two of the scoring race in each of those years. He already has one MVP award and is looking to join an exclusive club of players to win it again. Only 18 players have won it more than one time, and only two active players (Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin). The Oilers could be good enough to put him back in that discussion.
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The race for the Stanley Cup is about to commence and for the next six months, bettors will get to endure the ups, downs, highs and lows that only betting on a bunch of blokes skating after vulcanized rubber can bring. We can’t promise it will be fun nor can we promise it will be enjoyable, but this adventure will not be boring.
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Due to those unavailable, the lines were shuffled in the bottom half of the lineup, while some players rose up and could assume larger roles if in fact other players are not able to play on Thursday. Frk’s absence will open up one roster spot regardless.
McLellan, at this time, was unable to commit to anything further regarding the opening-night roster. That information is expected to come later this week.
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The New Guys
As noted above, three players from the World Junior Championships were cleared to join the Kings roster, as they skated for the first time with the group today. Quinton Byfield, Arthur Kaliyev and Tobias Bjornfot each took part in their first camp skate of 2020, and for Byfield his first-ever Kings practice.