Kings defenseman Brad Stuart went to his usual place in the dressing room after practice in El Segundo on Wednesday.
One problem.
The nameplate above the stall said Peter Harrold.
No, Stuart hadn't been traded. But he was headed elsewhere -- to a spot next to Kings defenseman Tom Preissing, a nice location close to the dressing room door.
It was where defenseman Jaroslav Modry resided until he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday for a third-round draft pick in June.
That is by no means the last move expected from the Kings before the NHL's trading deadline on Tuesday.
Put it this way: The dressing room seating chart should not be made in ink.
"You're paid to be a professional," but it still hurts, Preissing said. "We're the ones that put ourselves in this situation. . . .
"I think any one of us could end up getting moved except three or four guys. I don't know where everything lies. But it wouldn't be catching me completely off guard if I was moved."
