Feb 14: Bisson has been returned to the AHL without dressing for a game.
Feb 13: Of all the defensemen that the Los Angeles Kings could recall, it is something of a surprise that Tobie Bisson will be joining them ahead of tonight’s game against the Buffalo Sabres.
Bisson, 26, only earned his first NHL contract last summer and has never been recalled to the league. Through 41 games this season for the Ontario Reign, the undrafted defenseman has 12 points and 31 penalty minutes.
It’s not that Bisson is undeserving; he plays hard minutes for the Reign and recently played for Team Canada at the Spengler Cup. But the team has been recalling several other defensemen all season long, and sent down Jacob Moverare just yesterday.
Perhaps it is as simple as rewarding a player for his AHL work this season. Bisson is excellent in his own end and willing to engage physically when challenged. But with so much smoke swirling around the Kings and a potential Jakob Chychrun deal, an unexpected recall like this will raise some eyebrows.
Either way, it means NHL pay and a great moment for Bisson, who worked his way up from the AHL after going undrafted. After nearly five full minor league seasons, he finally gets a chance to go up to the biggest stage.
What happened to Jordan Spence? He was quite good last season.
I think he’s part of the trade for Chychrun. It seems they’re finalizing the deal and don’t want anyone involved in the transaction to get injured as they put the finishing touches on it.
Per Kings writer Eric Stephens (via The Athletic) Spence is skating and expected to play for the Reign tonight… May or may not be part of any trade considerations, interesting thing is Kings play the Coyotes on Saturday
IF there’s a deal on for JC, I’m okay with Spence being part of the package due to him being one of our many undersized D-men. DGMW, I like the Kid, and think he has great upside, but I prefer Bjornfot due to his size as our D-corps is not as physical as it should be for potential/hopeful deep Playoff runs.
Hopefully Blakey can keep us from getting fleeced if he pulls the trigger on this never-ending trade rumor… #GoKings