Kings’ Jeff Carter could return in not-too-distant future

Jeff Carter has been a good player for a lot of years. The forward led the Kings in goals (32) and points (66) a season ago, and has 339 career goals with Philadelphia, Columbus and the Kings.
But Carter sustained a laceration to his left leg during an Oct. 18 victory over Montreal at Staples Center. The injury occurred when Carter was checked by the Canadiens’ Jeff Petry, whose skate cut the side of Carter’s ankle. Carter had surgery and has not played since.He recently began skatin