We win

I have to give props to the LA Kings before I end this blog.

They’ve got some of the ingredients of a good team, and I would expect they’ll rise from the ashes soon enough in another two or three seasons. Right now they don’t have enough guys in the prime of their careers, and that’s bound to change as more prospects take over for the elder statesmen of their cup wins from the previous decade, and if they can draft, sign, and trade properly they’re going to be a team to watch.

Not to mention they’re coached well by the man above who Oiler fans should be well acquainted with.

Also there are key pieces of their future that are still raw behind the edges, like Quinton Byfield who was a non-factor in this series but was also playing in his very first playoffs. He’s bound to learn from this experience and become more of a force in the coming years. Adrian Kempe had six points in seven games and was a thorn in the Edmonton Oilers side all series long, but the Kings need more players like him if they want to go on another cup run.

The chamber has been partially refilled, now they just need to finish the job.

I may have underestimated them a bit, I certainly didn’t expect them to take the series to seven games, but that was just as much the Edmonton Oilers shooting themselves in the foot in certain games that it was them taking advantage of their opportunities.

Give the Kings some time they should re-emerge as the first California team that has success in the modern era.