Los Angeles Kings: 5 Biggest Steps to Kings Becoming Stanley Cup Contenders

The Kings are a final four contender for the first time since 1993, and the team has rekindled a love for hockey in the L.A.

But are the Kings finally a true Stanley Cup Contender? A lot of the analysts (yes the same analysts who picked the Kings to lose to both the Canucks and the Blues) seem to think so.

I believe it as well. It's been a very long road for the Los Angeles, and this has been a long building process. What were the biggest steps in the Kings finally grabbing the reins and playing to their potential as a Stanley Cup contender?

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