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07:52 AM ET 02.02 | Kings Coach Darryl Sutter has opened the door to the chateau de bow-wow. Left wing Dustin Penner, who said this week he was "waiting like a dog in a car, waiting to be let out" while scratched from the lineup, will return on Saturday when the Kings face the Ducks at Anaheim. Penner, who sat out four consecutive games, had no points and a minus-2 defensive rating in the first two games of the season. He practiced on Friday alongside Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, and Kyle Clifford moved back on a line with Colin Fraser and Jordan Nolan. Dwight King and Brad Richardson were the extra forwards. Sutter confirmed after practice at El Segundo that Penner will play. Sutter added that he's looking for "the elements he can bring that we need in our lineup." Penner, no stranger to being benched in order to motivate him to more consistently use his hulking size and proven scoring ability, said he welcomed the chance to get back in the lineup and into Sutter's good graces. "Hopefully I can contribute the way the team needs me to and wants me to," he said. "The same goes for myself."

Dustin Penner, Harry How/Getty Images

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February 2, 2013 07:56 AM ET

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don't worry Dustin, sometimes my gf also lets me have a prolonged stay at chateau bow-wow.

puttin on the foil

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February 2, 2013 07:59 AM ET

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from time to time

...right now is one of those times. lol

puttin on the foil

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February 2, 2013 08:17 AM ET

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Originally posted 07:56 AM ET 02.02 by puttin on the foil

don't worry Dustin, sometimes my gf also lets me have a prolonged stay at chateau bow-wow.

Do they serve pancakes there?

roamer

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February 2, 2013 08:22 AM ET

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Do they serve pancakes there?

they have big servings of 'make your own damn pancakes'... not my idea of service.

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February 2, 2013 09:53 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:22 AM ET 02.02 by puttin on the foil

they have big servings of 'make your own damn pancakes'... not my idea of service.

Or as my first born used to call them 'panty-cakes' and me and the wife would look at each other wondering if we could get him to take a nap.

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February 2, 2013 09:59 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:17 AM ET 02.02 by roamer

Do they serve pancakes there?

That's the "Pancake House" you're thinking of Roamer.

Canuck eh?

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February 2, 2013 10:08 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:59 AM ET 02.02 by Canuck eh?

That's the "Pancake House" you're thinking of Roamer.

I was thinking, if they give him a free pass to the "Pancake House," they won't have to worry about keeping him in a dog house.

roamer

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February 2, 2013 10:44 AM ET

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Originally posted 10:08 AM ET 02.02 by roamer

I was thinking, if they give him a free pass to the "Pancake House," they won't have to worry about keeping him in a dog house.