Storr Regaining His Health but Won’t Rush Return to Nets

Center Olli Jokinen came to town Tuesday from Springfield, Mass., and the American Hockey League, and he got in a bit of ice time with King coaches and some of the skating wounded while the rest of the team had a day off.

Among those skating were backup goalie Jamie Storr, who says he’s well along in his rehabilitation from a groin strain he suffered Oct. 18.

“I’m almost 100%,” said Storr, who was injured with seven minutes to play in a game against the Colorado Avalanche and stayed in “because I was still the best option, better than just putting a regular player back there.”

“There’s still a little pain,” Storr said. “But I’m taking my time, making sure that I’m OK and not going to be injured again.”

Although he won’t acknowledge it, part of the reason is what happened to Stephane Fiset, who was injured in the same game, came out, stayed out a week and then returned, only to be re-injured in the second period at New Jersey.

“That could have happened to anybody,” Storr insisted. “And it wasn’t the same injury.”

True enough. Fiset injured his left groin against Colorado, his right groin against New Jersey.

With both goalies out, Manny Legace has stepped forward and given up only nine goals over seven games, though he has a 1-3-1 record. The Kings have been shut out in all three of his losses.

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Defenseman Garry Galley said he was sore after playing 21 minutes 53 seconds Sunday night in his first extended ice time since Oct. 21, at Florida. He played three shifts at Carolina, but otherwise had been scratched until the game against Phoenix.

“By the third period, I was running out of gas,” said Galley, who logged extra time Sunday after Doug Bodger broke his left hand in pregame warmups. “It wasn’t bad for not playing in a game for a long time.”

With Bodger out, for at least four weeks, Galley will be part of the defenseman rotation.

“Actually, we should have gotten him in there before now,” Coach Larry Robinson said.

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By coaches’ count, the Kings have had 24 legitimate scoring chances in their last two games.

“You’d think that would be enough to get some goals,” Robinson said.