Kings loan Petersen to AHL after clearing waivers
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Cal Petersen has been loaned to the Los Angeles Kings‘ American Hockey League affiliate after he cleared waivers.
The Kings put their embattled goaltender on waivers Wednesday after he allowed four goals on 16 shots in relief of Jonathan Quick during a 9-8 overtime loss Tuesday to the Seattle Kraken.
Petersen being placed on waivers was a surprising move considering he has been seen as the successor to two-time Stanley Cup winner Jonathan Quick. Petersen is in the first season of a three-year, $15 million contract while Quick is in the final season of his deal.
General manager Rob Blake said the plan is to get Petersen as much time in net as possible in games with the Orlando Reign.
“I think the idea here is Cal can go down and get that structure that we believe in, and come back up and help us. I mean, that’s as simple as it gets,” Blake said. “I trust in Billy Ranford and our goalie coaches to continue to work with him. But I think the biggest thing from our point was he’s got to get in games continuously here to get his game back to the level that he wants and we want.”
Petersen’s .868 save percentage is the second-lowest in the NHL. In 10 games, he has a 5-3-2 record and a 3.75 goals-against average. The 28-year-old goaltender is in his third full season with the Kings and fifth overall.
Last season, Petersen was 20-14-2 in 37 regular-season games and posted a 2.89 GAA and .895 save percentage as the Kings made the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.
Coach Todd McLellan said the move wasn’t just a reaction to Tuesday’s loss but had been considered for a couple weeks. He also thinks it could serve as a wake-up call to the rest of the locker room. The Kings are 26th in goals-against average (3.56) and last in save percentage (.882).
“Can it send a message to the team? It damn well should because we share in that transaction, all of us do,” McLellan said.
The Kings are third in the Pacific Division but have only two wins in their last eight games. Three of the losses came in overtime, where they were able to at least pick up a point.
WASHINGTON — Brayden Schenn played his 1,000th regular-season NHL game when he and the St. Louis Blues beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Thursday night.
Older brother Luke played his 1,000th game Oct. 17 with the Nashville Predators. The Schenns are the eighth set of brothers to each reach that milestone and the first to do so in the same season.
“I’ve always said you don’t get there without the help of tons of people,” Brayden said after his team’s morning skate. “Family being one and coaches and players and teammates and people in the organization. Obviously, you have to embrace the day-to-day grind of the ups and downs and just how hard this league is, but, yeah, pretty special that we have best buddies that push each other every day and get to do it in the same year.”
Blues players celebrated the occasion with Schenn shirts and hats with the captain’s No. 10 on them. Father Jeff gave a pregame speech in the locker room after coach Jim Montgomery said, “Schenner and his bro both getting 1,000 games in the same season is a tribute to the great family raised by Jeff and his wife.”
Jeff Schenn said Brayden was his favorite player on the Blues and tied for his favorite overall, of course, with Luke.
“Honored and privileged and very proud to be part of the big day and the big journey that goes along with it,” their dad said. “You see the hard work and the dedication and the bumps and the bruises and everything you guys put into it. … Just so excited and happy to be here and awful proud of him.”
Montgomery said after the win that Jeff Schenn looked very comfortable speaking in front of the group.
“Jeff and his wife, Brayden’s parents, they raised four great kids and two have played 1,000 games in the NHL,” Montgomery said. “His message was well-received, and you could tell by our start that we wanted to play for our captain.”
Dylan Holloway, who scored twice, said because it was Schenn’s 1,000th game, the Blues “wanted this one bad.”
The Capitals acknowledged the milestone with a message on arena videoboards and an announcement during the first period.
Brayden getting to 1,000 comes amid talk ahead of the March 7 trade deadline that teams are interested in acquiring both of them in separate moves. The Blues are on the fringe of the playoff race in the Western Conference, while the Predators are far out of contention.
“The times I’ve gotten traded, I didn’t expect to get traded, so you really never know,” Brayden said, adding he has loved his time with St. Louis. “It’s a business and that just comes with the flows of kind of where we’re positioned, five points out of the playoffs. But it’s the trade deadline, so some people make rumors. … You just take it a day at a time and just focus on your game and play.”
Brayden, 33, has three years left on his contract at an annual salary cap hit of $6.5 million. Luke, 35, has one more season left after this one at $2.75 million.
The Schenn brothers have played together in the NHL before, spending 3½ seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers from 2013 to 2015. Brayden won the Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019, then Luke back to back with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 and 2021.
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