EL SEGUNDO, CA — Like it or not, with the Los Angeles Kings having traded veteran defenseman Jake Muzzin, along with veteran forward Nate Thompson and then, defenseman Oscar Fantenberg, in recent weeks, the reality is that the Kings are officially in a rebuilding mode.
For the uninitiated, that means at least a few years of pain while the team acquires, primarily through the draft, young, talented players and then, develops and hones their skills in the minor leagues so that they can play in the National Hockey League.