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21. (26) Los Angeles Kings
Strengths: While the Kings are almost entirely devoid of top-end talent, they have an extremely strong group of second-tier prospects. The forward corps has been bolstered by strong collegiate careers from Michael Mersch and Nic Dowd, while Jonny Brodzinski, Valentin Zykov, and Nikolai Prokhorkin have been excelling at their respective levels. The addition of Brayden McNabb also strengthens the top end of their defensive pool, which already has two very promising players in Derek Forbort and Kevin Gravel. Martin Jones also emerged as a legitimate goaltending prospect in 2013-14. While not blue chip prospects, the Kings have a number of potentially effective players at every position.
Weaknesses: With late draft picks for several years, the Kings do not have a true elite, high-end prospect. The system is ripe with secondary scorers and character players but is limited to just that in most cases. The drop off in talent on the blue line after McNabb, Gravel, and Forbort is also quite significant.
Top 5 Prospects: 1. Martin Jones, G; 2. Brayden McNabb, D; 3. Valentin Zykov, LW; 4. Linden Vey, C; 5. Tanner Pearson, LW.
Key Additions: Brayden McNabb (trade-BUF), Jonathan Parker (trade-BUF), James Livingston (trade-SJS), Steve Quailer (trade-MTL), Andrew Crescenzi (trade-TOR), Scott Sabourin (free agent).
Key Losses: Tyler Toffoli (graduation), Hudson Fasching (trade-BUF), Nicolas Deslauriers (trade-BUF), Brandon Kozun (trade-TOR), Robert Czarnik (trade-MTL).
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