Former NHLers Dustin Brown and Jamie Langenbrunner highlight the 2023 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame class. Brian Burke, Katie King Crowley and Brian Murphy are also being inducted.
The team that missed the playoffs for the second time in three seasons remains largely unchanged, the biggest alterations coming behind the bench and in the front office. In today's NHL, is that enough to get the Kings back into the playoffs?
Los Angeles has just one playoff win since its 2014 Stanley Cup title, and its new GM has inherited one of hockey's tougher jobs. The franchise legend is leaning on the lessons he learned about preparation while growing up on his family's farm.
The firings by the Los Angeles Kings of Stanley Cup-winning coach Darryl Sutter and GM Dean Lombardi are proof that recent success is the only job guarantee in the league these days.
It's a no-brainer for the Kings to protect their big-name defensemen in the expansion draft. The tougher call is whether to expose former captain Dustin Brown or shield D-men like Brayden McNabb.
Dustin Brown aired his displeasure with losing his Kings captaincy on Thursday, two weeks after Los Angeles appointed Anze Kopitar the new captain.
