Andrei Kuzmenko was reportedly wearing the extra forward gray jersey in the team's morning stake this weekend.
After a slow start this fall, early in the regular season in the 2025-26 campaign, Los Angeles Kings head coach Jim Hiller made the move this past Thursday evening to scratch forward Andrei Kuzmenko. At a time when the Kings are busy on a six-game road trip in the midst of a winning streak in the standings in the Pacific Division against the East right now, it's a lot for Hiller to make this move to scratch Kuzmenko this fall.