Twice in this decade, Los Angeles Kings forward Trevor Lewis has brought the Stanley Cup home to the Salt Lake Valley. The team that will play Saturday night at Vivint Smart Home Arena posted the NHL’s second-worst record last season.
Lewis has experienced both extremes of pro hockey, as he enters his 10th full season with the Kings, who will meet Vancouver in a preseason game. When he cites “a lot of young energy” in the Kings' dressing room these days, he's speaking from the perspective of both a 32-year-old veteran and someone who lived through a lousy 2018-19 season and is convinced the team will improve this year.