Your personal feelings on the Los Angeles Kings aside, the Sharks’ biggest rival has been very successful over the past five years. Two Stanley Cups and (mostly) consistent play make the Kings a sort of modern dynasty, given how difficult it is to string together Cup wins in the salary cap era of the NHL.
As such, general manager Dean Lombardi gets a lot of credit for the Kings’ success. He became LA’s general manager in April of 2006 and put together the team that won the franchise’s first two championships (you know when, I don’t have to tell you).