For a long time—too long—the Kings have fallen by the wayside in the city of Los Angeles. It's hard for any team to compete for the fans' attention when the Lakers are around, even if they're losing.
Combine that with the facts that the Clippers have seen a resurgence under Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, the Dodgers are no longer terrible and the USC football team gets more attention than half the NFL, and it's easy to see why the Kings have fallen off the radar of the public consciousness.
For a while, there wasn't really a reason to care about the Kings.
They sneaked into the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs with a 40-27-15 record, just good enough for the eighth seed in the Western Conference.
They were doomed to fail, because even if they escaped the top-seeded Canucks in the first round, one of the hottest teams in the league in the St. Louis Blues would be waiting for them in the second.
And then, something miraculous happened: The Kings became impossible to beat.
Now, just one win away from a Stanley Cup victory, LA's redheaded stepsister of a professional sports franchise has somehow strung together one of the most scintillating postseason runs in NHL history.
In the Stanley Cup finals versus New Jersey—and against one of the best goaltenders of all time in Martin Brodeur—the Kings have emerged with two 2-1 overtime games and one 4-0 shutout. One more, and the Cup is theirs.
Before the Devils had the misfortune of facing LA, the Kings took care of the Canucks, the Blues and the Coyotes in short succession, losing just two games to the three of them combined for a stellar 15-2 record.
As Brodeur takes one final stab at a title, LA goaltender Jonathan Quick has emerged as the best in the league, register...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Kings
