LOS ANGELES — Matt Hendricks wasn’t sure when, or even if, the assignment would come.
Was he picked up three weeks ago merely for his leadership and popularity inside the Winnipeg Jets’ dressing room, or would he actually pull on a jersey and go to battle?
The veteran winger finally got word from Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice he’d make his Jets debut — again — Monday night against the Los Angeles Kings.
Hendricks, 37, skated on the fourth line with centre Andrew Copp and Mathieu Perreault, his first taste of the real deal since he last suited up in a game for the Minnesota Wild on Feb.