3rd year defenseman Jake Muzzin(3) was originally a Pittsburgh Penguins‘ 5th round pick in the 2007 draft (#141 overall) but never signed with them and instead inked a 3-year entry level deal with Los Angeles Kings that saw him on the team’s opening night roster in his rookie season, 2010.
He was ultimately reassigned and recalled a few times that year but managed to skate in 11 games notching a single assist, while averaging some 12-13 minutes of ice per contest.
That has basically been it though as he enters his third season, having accepted the Kings‘ qualifying offer to stick around.
In 116 regular season AHL games with their affiliate Manchester Monarchs he netted 10 goals and assisted on 39 more.
The 6’2″ 216 lbs. 23-year old blue liner put up career bests: goals (7), assists (24), points (31) and penalty minutes (40) in also a high, 71 games.
He’ll probably need an outstanding training camp to get another look in the show. “I get knocked down…”
