The Los Angeles Kings head to Honda Center on Monday for their second game of the preseason against the Anaheim Ducks.
This still won't be the full NHL roster, however, it will be closer to that roster than Saturday's game in Ontario.
The Kings will have three lines of NHL forwards and five NHL defensemen. Here's the group according to LAKingsInsider Zach Dooley:
Forwards: Byfield, Danault, Fagemo, Fiala, Foegele, Helenius, Jeannot, Lee, Moore, Parker-Jones, Thomas, Turcotte
Defensemen: Anderson, Burroughs, Englund, Gavrikov, Moverare, Spence
Goalies: Kuemper, Rittich
A lot of eyes will be on LA's top two lines, and for good reason, but the bottom six are the more interesting bunch for me.
The fourth line of Andre Lee - Samuel Helenius - John-Parker-Jones has to be one of the biggest lines you'll see in any game all season.
When Andre Lee is the "smallest" player on a line that says a lot.
Saturday's game in Ontario was a physical one that saw a few fights and having that line makes me think LA is expecting, or at the very least ready for, another physical game.
Andreas Englund and Joel Edmundson on the backend will help with that.
No one from that fourth line is expected to make the opening night roster and are all unlikely to play in the NHL this season, but there should be some fireworks from that line.
The Akil Thomas - Alex Turcotte - Samuel Fagemo is the really interesting line.
That could be a fourth line in LA if Jim Hiller wants to rotate Trevor Lewis out of the lineup at times this season.
While I maintain none of those players are best used in a fourth line role, it's an intriguing line.
There's a lot of energy and skill on that line and three players who have a lot to prove this season.
That line will be hungry and they have the talent to do some real damage.
Having Fagemo in the lineup as a power play option is also a big bonus.
I'm not sure I'd go as far as calling this an audition for this line, but it isn't far off that.
If those three show chemistry and an ability to compete against NHL competition, it will give Hiller something to think about when putting together his fourth line.