LA Kings (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)
With Jeff Carter’s time with the LA Kings now over, it’s time to have a discussion about just how important he was to the franchise.
Six numbers have been retired by the LA Kings: Rob Blake’s 4, Marcel Dionne’s 16, Dave Taylor’s 18, Luc Robitaille’s 20, Rogie Vachon’s 30, and, of course, Wayne Gretzky’s 99, retired both by the Kings and the NHL.
There are four more players currently playing for the LA Kings who will almost certainly have their numbers hanging from the Staples Centers rafters someday.