EL SEGUNDO, CA — The hockey gods sure seem to have it in for the Los Angeles Kings this season. Indeed, they have gotten off to a horrendous start with the worst record in the National Hockey League and one would be hard pressed to identify any positive sign indicating that significant improvement is coming anytime soon.
Even worse for the Kings—maybe this is the hockey gods idea of a cruel joke—with superstar goaltender Jonathan Quick already out of the lineup with a torn meniscus in his knee, backup goaltender Jack Campbell suffered the same injury against the Calgary Flames on November 11 and will require surgery that will keep him out of the lineup four-to-six weeks.