All that losing.
So much losing.
The Kings, with the second-best odds to pick in the top three, did exactly what we all expected, because we are, after all, pessimists at heart.
They dropped in the lottery.
An epically bad season for the Kings, and the ping pong balls said: yo, nah.
The Kings, after all is said and done, will draft fifth in the draft.
The top three picks will go, in order, to New Jersey, the New York Rangers, and Chicago.
Fifth will still get you a very good prospect: an elite player, someone you’ll be able to build around in the future.