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Kings preview: Projecting the lines, defensive pairings and goalies

The Kings boast one of the best triumvirates in the NHL, and it isn’t going anywhere.

Drew Doughty signed an eight-year extension to remain a franchise staple beside Anze Kopitar and Jonathan Quick. The complementary pieces around them, and the Kings’ willingness to step out of their defensive comfort zone when it matters most, remain organizational question marks. But the bones of their two Stanley Cup-winning teams are there.

“We’re in our window,” Kings president Luc Robitaille told season-ticket holders in August. “Our goal, everything we’re doing, is: What can we do to win the Stanley Cup?