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When Patrick O'Sullivan was acquired by the Kings back in 2006, I was stoked.
I knew nothing about him, really. I did, however, love Pavol Demitra, the player the Kings sent away for him. If the Kings were going to give up my favorite player, I was going to love what they got in return.
O'Sullivan's sparkling numbers helped. I read that he had a great pedigree prior to the draft, but had dropped for some reason. I did not read about his father.