A capacity crowd of Philadelphia Flyers fans fills the rink to capacity at the first practice session at the team's training camp Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, in Voorhees, NJ. The Flyers, and other NHL teams, returned after a 113-day lockout ended with an settlement on a new collective bargaining agreement. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
NHL returns with most teams on ice for 1st skate
A capacity crowd of Philadelphia Flyers fans fills the rink to capacity at the first practice session at the team's training camp Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, in Voorhees, NJ. The Flyers, and other NHL teams, returned after a 113-day lockout ended with an settlement on a new collective bargaining agreement. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
By LARRY LAGE
AP Hockey Writer /
January 13, 2013
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‘‘You want to put yourselves in a good spot.’’
The Kings tried to give themselves a chance to end in the same spot they ended up in last year, keeping their team together entering coach Darryl Suter’s first full season behind their bench.
‘‘We know every team is going to be gunning for us,’’ Doughty said. ‘‘But we’re confident we’re going to have a good team again that can compete.’’
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AP Sports Writers Greg Beacham in El Segundo, Calif., Dan Gelston in Voorhees, N.J., Dave Campbell in Minneapolis contributed to this report.
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