The Komets held a spirited practice today at Memorial Coliseum and you'll be interested to know that all three of the newcomers -- Justin Kea, J.C. Campagna and Chris Rygus -- were on hand. It's been a bit dizzying to keep track of the lineup. And don't even get me started on the line combinations.

But I can tell you this: The Komets got a lot bigger in short order.

I know a lot of people are probably thinking this is overreaction to an opening weekend in which the Komets went 1-1-0, beating the Indy Fuel 3-2 and losing 5-2 to the Cincinnati Cyclones, but not showing a ton of offense.

I don't really see it that way. I think the changes represent two things:

First, the Komets' rebuild was always going to extend past the summer and sometimes you just have to see how things shake up after American Hockey League camps and whatnot. I mean, did we really think Phelix Martineau would be here? And the Komets had been trying to figure out a way to acquire Kea all summer.

Second, the Komets had to wait and see what they got from the Vegas Golden Knights. So far, it's only been a goaltender, Zach Fucale. So, they had to adjust. And everyone else in the division had gotten so much bigger, the Komets looked around and thought, "Whoa, we might need to adapt a bit here."

The problem I see is that they gave up even more offense from their defensive corps by sending Jeff King to Idaho for Kea.

Above is a video preview of the upcoming home-and-home series with the Kalamazoo Wings that begins 7:30 p.m. Friday at Kalamazoo, Michigan, and continues at Memorial Coliseum on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

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