Two offseasons ago, if the LA Kings had kept this one player, the defense would look very different today.
For the second straight year, the Los Angeles Kings lost a key part of their defense when Vladislav Gavrikov left in free agency and joined the New York Rangers. The summer before that, though, the Kings would see Matt Roy leave to join the Washington Capitals, and that loss has had a domino effect through the defense that is still felt today.