This time, it's as the defending champion.
One of the big factors in the Kings' 2012 run was the confidence they played with. There was no doubting their game, their team or themselves.
As the season winds down, they definitely have a lot of things that they should be confident about moving forward and there are a lot of similarities to last year's team. Whether the result is the same or not has yet to be decided, but there are definitely some reasons they should feel good heading into the playoffs.
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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Kings