Veteran defenseman Kyle Burroughs has yet to play this season due to an upper-body injury sustained in the preseason. It appears he is now ready to return but he won’t be suiting up for the Kings as Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports ( Twitter link ) that Los Angeles has placed the blueliner on waivers.

The 30-year-old is in his second season with the Kings who acquired him a little more than 14 months ago in exchange for winger Carl Grundstrom . The move gave Los Angeles some extra defensive depth and grit on the heels of Burroughs’ best showing, a 2023-24 campaign that saw him play in 73 games where he recorded eight points, 134 blocks, and 233 hits while averaging over 19 minutes a night of playing time.

However, his first season with the Kings didn’t go anywhere near a

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