The hope for the pre-season is for teammates to start to gel together, and to get through the games without any injuries. Generally, the Kings have been lucky in regards to the latter, but that came to an end last night in Vancouver.
With around five minutes left in a tied game, Canucks defenseman Michael Del Zotto hit Jonny Brodzinski from behind, sending Brodzinski into the boards. Brodzinski stayed down as a scrum ensued around him and was seen clutching his arm. He did not return to the game after the injury.