LOS ANGELES — In the previous installment in this series on former Los Angeles Kings legendary right wing Dave Taylor, he shared his memories of how everything changed for the Kings when they acquired The Great One,
Then came the 1992-93 season.
That year began rather ominously, when they learned in training camp that Gretzky had suffered a herniated thoracic disc in his back, and would be sidelined for an extended period. Despite that, they started the season with a bang, going 20-8-3 in their first 31 games.
But then, the bottom fell out.