Los Angeles Kings Season Preview

The Kings had a really disappointing playoff run that had them lose to the Sharks in 5 games in their return to the playoffs. The Kings are looking to get that Stanley Cup mindset again, since their 2014 Stanley Cup win the Kings have missed the playoffs once and lost in the first round of the playoffs so obviously some changes had to be made. The Kings finally stripped Dustin Brown of his captaincy and gave it to Anze Kopitar, and that change seemed almost necessary since Brown has had no offense in the last two years and Kopitar has been the Kings best forward for sure. I aleady wrote about it so if you want to check it out, click here http://nhlbaffle.blogspot.com/2016/06/kopitar-new-kings-captain.html . They also signed Teddy Purcell this off season which should be a nice boost for offense, but he shouldn't have too much of an impact. The worst thing that happened this offseason was losing Milian Lucic since he was a tough guy who could protect their stars and score goals so that should have an impact on them this year for sure, but Teddy Purcell can score like Lucic so it isn't all that bad. You should really keep an open mind for the Kings this year since the roster is pretty much the same so you should really expect anything out of these guys. Will Teddy Purcell have a big impact on the Kings this year? Will the Kings make the playoffs again? Will they make any more changes this off season? stay tuned....