After practice today, Kings coach Darryl Sutter discussed Slava Voynov’s arrest and suspension, and other team-related issues…

Here is the transcript of what Sutter said…

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COACH DARRYL SUTTER

(on his reaction to Voynov’s arrest…)

“Obviously really concerned, not just from a hockey standpoint, but a personal standpoint.’’

(on whether he has talked to Voynov…)

“I don’t have to talk about that.’’

(on keeping this from being a major distraction…)

“We’re pretty close as a team. It’s not just a team. It’s more of a family thing. We deal with distractions all the time. We’ve been able to handle a lot of adversity and pressure for three years now.’’

(on whether this is different because it’s a legal matter…)

“I guess yes, because we don’t really have anything to talk about. It’s a legal process, and we’ll let that play out.’’

(on what Voynov’s absence means to the team…)

“Well, from a hockey standpoint, obviously we have to make some adjustments in terms of who plays where and who plays what and who plays how and for how long. We don’t know.’’

(on whether anything seemed “amiss’’ with Voynov on Sunday…)

“No, we played a hell of a game. He played a hell of a game. I’m not talking any more about it.’’

(on whether the league’s suspension was appropriate…)

“Absolutely. It’s very appropriate.’’

(on whether Jake Muzzin might play Thursday…)

“We’ll deal with it in the next two days. Get a better read on it.’’

(on whether the strong leadership group makes this easier to deal with…)

“We have a strong organization. It’s not just the leadership group in our room. It’s the organization that takes control of that, and it’s a trickle-down, trickle-up, and we have already.’’

(on if playing Thursday will restore some normalcy…)

“We had a great practice today. We’ll have a great practice tomorrow, and we’ll hopefully have a great game Thursday.’’

(on what has pleased him about the Kings’ play this season…)

“Well, we’ve had to find different ways to win, obviously with personnel changes because of injury and probably with three or four of our older guys not being on top of their game to start the year. We’re finding different ways to win, and that’s a good thing. It’s almost how we’ve won championships too, is finding different ways to win. So that’s what we’re doing right now, and it’s early in the year, so again, you’re experimenting as coaches and getting feedback from players in terms of how they think they’re playing and who they’re playing with, things like that. So we’re fortunate to be as busy as we were, in terms of the game ratio. The days off I think, were really good for us, and then I think we’re fortunate now because of the injuries, we’ve had to only play these two games in a week. And I know we’d like to stay in that game mode, but I think it’s also good for us to try and hopefully get some injured guys moving further ahead, and hopefully we can get them back on the long trip we have coming up.’’

(on whether the team is progressing to his liking…)

“I think what’s important is that you understand that it’s a long season, and there are wins and there are losses, and you just take it one game at a time as we did today.”

(on if he has ever experienced anything like Voynov’s situation before…)

“Well, I’ve been in it for 35 years, so I’ve probably dealt with a lot of it.’’

(on whether he speaks to players about domestic violence issues…)

“Obviously we have strong feelings about it, and that’s as far as we’ll go. That is the best way to put it, and obviously the league has made a strong stand on it. … I would think we’re probably about the same age, and I’m sure you talk to your children about things like that. So, a lot of these players are like children too, to me.’’