Practice 4.18: Vilardi Skates, Speaks, Practice Notes, Korpisalo's LAK Playoff Debut, Tradin' Jabs

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Practice for the playoffs, but go north of the border.

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In Edmonton, the Kings took to the ice this afternoon in between Games 1 and 2 of their series against the Oilers.

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Playoff practices are fascinating because you're essentially past the point where you can make significant adjustments.

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At this point in the game, the majority of those adjustments are made via video.

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Even though the extra time between Games 5 and 6, should the series continue, might turn out to be different, that is the exception, not the rule.

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For the entire group, today's skate was largely optional. The majority of the Kings' higher-minute players did not skate today,

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