That’s how the announcement begins, in which the Los Angeles Kings seek a “qualified amateur” to be their emergency goaltender at home games. Each team is required to have such a goalie on hand in their own building, and the Minnesota Wild, Florida Panthers, and New Jersey Devils have held open tryouts for the position without disaster unfolding. We saw Jonathan Quick, Jeff Zatkoff, and Jack Campbell suffer injuries last season, stretching the netminders pretty dang thin. So even if the Kings have their deepest goaltending pipeline in years, why not give a random goalie a shot to fill this particular void?
Open Tryouts for “LA Kings Next Top Emergency Backup Goalie” Being Held
