LOS ANGELES — With the first round of the 2019 National Hockey League Draft just hours away, unless something rather unexpected has happened, the amateur scouting staff of the Los Angeles Kings has wrapped up their pre-draft meetings and has finalized their “list,” not to mention the four players they have targeted for the fifth overall pick (as reported in this space on June 19).
The Kings have seven picks in the first four rounds, ten picks overall and perhaps most important, they have three selections in the first two rounds, all within the first 33 picks.