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Rob Scuderi skates again, Jarret Stoll doesn’t, call-ups coming

By Helene Elliott
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Kings defenseman Rob Scuderi, out since sustaining a lower-body injury on Nov. 14, skated Monday for the second straight day and was much improved, a team spokesman said.

However, center Jarret Stoll, injured late in the Kings’ 5-2 loss to Calgary on Saturday, did not skate in the team’s second straight lengthy practice. He’s not sure if he will participate in Tuesday’s practice before the Kings leave for games in Edmonton and Vancouver.

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The Kings are expected to call up two players this afternoon from Manchester of the American Hockey League to ensure they have enough healthy bodies for their Canadian trip. General Manager Dean Lombardi was in Manchester last week to evaluate players, probably his favorite part of the job, so he has a fresh perspective on who’s doing what for the Monarchs.

More later at www.latimes.com/sports

-- Helene Elliott

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

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