Ex-Kings enforcer Parros glad to be back

As a professional athlete, George Parros knows that situations can change in an instant.

Parros was preparing for his morning skate with Colorado on Monday as the Avalanche was set to play host to the Edmonton Oilers that night. Moments later, Coach Joel Quenneville summoned him to team President Pierre Lacroix’s office.

“Quenneville came in and said Pierre needs to see you,” Parros said. “I felt, maybe I was getting sent down to Albany.”

Parros instead received a nice surprise when Lacroix informed him that he was heading back to Southern California, this time as a member of the Ducks.

Now he joins a list of players who have suited up for both Southland teams. Parros played in 55 games with the Kings last season, his first in the NHL.

“How long is that list?” Parros asked. “When you’re playing against each other, there is a little rivalry there. I think the guys have been pretty good to me so far. I don’t see any bad blood here. It’s nothing personal.”

During the Kings’ training camp, Parros lost his enforcer job to Raitis Ivanans and then was claimed off waivers by the Avalanche Oct. 3.

Now Parros takes the place of Todd Fedoruk, who on Monday was traded by the Ducks to the Philadelphia Flyers when it became apparent that he would not return soon from an injury suffered in a fight with Minnesota’s Derek Boorgaard on Oct. 27.

“Things like that happen,” Parros said. “You stick with it and end up in the right spot.”

There is one teammate he may need to smooth things over with. Parros took a run at Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf during a game last season but Getzlaf managed to sidestep him.

“Yeah, I’ll have to bring it up with him,” Parros said with a smile. “I will at some point.”

Said Getzlaf, with a big laugh: “I’m sure we will.”

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Chris Kunitz pronounced himself fit to play tonight after sitting out Sunday’s victory over Minnesota because of an injured left hand.

The left wing on Monday underwent an MRI exam, which showed no ligament damage.

“Everything came back real good,” said Kunitz, the team’s leading goal scorer with eight. “We took the precautionary route. Everything felt good in practice today. I was shooting well.”

TONIGHT

vs. Philadelphia, 7, FSN West

Site -- Honda Center.

Radio -- 830.

Records -- Ducks 13-1-4; Flyers 3-12-2.

Record vs. Flyers (2003-04) -- 1-0-0.

Update -- It hasn’t been this bad in Philadelphia since the 1969-70 season, the Flyers’ third in the NHL. Philadelphia has scored the second-fewest goals in the league with 36, while allowing the most with 68.

Tickets -- (877) 945-3946.

eric.stephens@latimes.com