Darcy Kuemper remembers the beautiful postcard days during his run with the Kings.
"We really enjoyed walking around to grab a coffee, [or] just walking around the Strand," Kuemper said.
But it ended Feb. 21 when Kuemper was traded to the Arizona Coyotes, who play the Kings on Thursday with Kuemper likely to face his former team.
Kuemper's departure was inevitable after he built a case for a No. 1 opportunity elsewhere. He teamed with Jonathan Quick to make the Kings one of the NHL's goals-against leaders, and there were nights when Kuemper got them a win when they weren't at their best.