The long-rumored European season opener between the Kings and Ducks became official last week when the two teams announced plans to kick off the 2007-08 season with two games Sept. 29 and 30 at London's 02 Arena. The Kings will also take part in a four-team exhibition tournament in Salzburg, Austria prior to the two games with Anaheim.
After undergoing abdominal surgery last week in Philadelphia, Coyote defenseman Ed Jovonovski is done for the season. ... Coyote coach Wayne Gretzky, after Jeremy Roenick expressed disappointment at his playing time and asked to be traded: "Do I like what he said? No. Do I expect to hear things out of him like that? Probably."
Phoenix winger Owen Nolan reportedly nixed a deal that would have sent him to Detroit.
Kings' rookie Anze Kopitar missed his first game of the season with what is being called a "strained upper body muscle." L.A. coach Marc Crawford said; "We're going to be very careful with this."

Wasn't this confirmed a month ago?