The Kings and general manager Dean Lombardi are still on course with a full- fledged youth movement and after recording just 139 total points in the standings over the last two seasons, it's still uncertain if LA has hit rock- bottom yet.
Los Angeles is not expected to contend for a playoff spot once again. The team actually got younger this summer after dealing away veteran defensemen Rob Blake and Lubomir Visnovsky as well as 26-year-old winger Mike Cammalleri. Lombardi also opted to change coaches after the season, firing Marc Crawford and replacing him with Terry Murray.
The Kings are still living for the future and this year they could further that cause by earning the first overall pick in next summer's draft.
uhhhh ouch, here's the unflattering and perhaps accurate SI write-up.
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/hockey/hockey-wires/story/698169.html
