From Losangeles: the king to target

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 From Losangeles: the king to target

The Los Angeles Kings made playoff hockey look almost easy last season, steamrolling four straight opponents on the way to their first Stanley Cup title. The Kings were the third highest-scoring team in the Western Conference this season, erasing their reputation as a grind-it-out team with skill shortages, but that scoring potency hasn’t translated to the playoffs, where they still haven’t scored at even strength in the series.Kings Jersey

Conn Smythe Trophy-winning goalie Jonathan Quick, nearly unbeatable throughout last spring, has made just enough mistakes to put the Kings into a 0-2 series hole with consecutive 2-1 road defeats. Nearly every player returned from last season’s championship team for this defense, and that’s why the Kings know it’s vital to avoid a 0-3 series deficit.Louis from Carter — or Richards, or 2012 playoff heroes Stoll and Dustin Penner, or puck-moving defenseman Drew Doughty, who dominated long stretches of the last postseason with his aggressive offensive play.Wayne Gretzky Jersey

A goalie isn’t supposed to score goals, and unless the rest of the Kings start doing their jobs in Game 3 on Saturday night, their Stanley Cup defense will be over quickly. “Last year we had a 3-0 series lead in every series we had, and it’s not always going to be that easy,” Kings defenseman Rob Scuderi said.Anze Kopitar Jersey