Dean Lombardi, President and General Manager of the Los Angeles Kings(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Dean Lombardi made several terrific trades as general manager of the LA Kings.
LA Kings fans are, and always will be indebted to former general manager Dean Lombardi. He was an architect. After taking over GM duties in 2006, inheriting key players such as Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar, and Jonathan Quick, Lombardi was able to take those strong columns and create his own Parthenon.
Dean made numerous, very much notable trades to acquire key players for the Kings.