He seemed to be fitting in just nicely until he broke his finger on November 6th vs. Nashville - ironically, the same night fellow newcomer, Willie Mitchell, was injured too.
In the article below, Ponikarovsky talks Florida Panthers hockey, updates us on his finger, the Kings' overall mental health and comments on Kyle Clifford's play...
MM: Help us preview the Panthers a bit. Their captain is Brian McCabe, your former teammate in Toronto (2003-08). What's the scouting report?
AP: Florida is a good team, hard working team. The guys (the Kings) are going to have to outwork them. They have pretty good goaltending. Brian is playing a big role for them on defense and their power play as well.
You'll probably be sitting this one out, but when you're in the line-up and you go up against a former teammate, does it motivate you all?
