Pencil the Kings In For Your Elite Teams

Merry Christmas, puckheads, and a very happy holidays to you! Okay, so I fluked out and forgot to post up the opinion post about the Los Angeles Kings, but honestly with all the Christmas shopping I had to do as well as taking care of my family and going to hockey games (obviously), it will be put up today. I said I would be talking about the Los Angeles Kings and you're right, I will be talking about the Kings.
Look at the Los Angeles Kings right now this season. So far, they've done a pretty darn job at climbing to the top of the Western Conference and holding a firm lead over the others. Ahh, but let's not forget somethig that you should all have on your ballots for elite teams.
I would recommend you pencil this team in to make it past the first round and make it past the second round. Wait, playoffs are too early. Right now, they should be penciled in as a elite team in the league right up with the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Washington Capitals, and Chicago Blackhawks. Ahh, but there's more to it than just the fact that they are an elite team.
They are the deepest and most powerful offensive and defensive that I've seen it recent years. Heck, if the Kings were like this a few years ago, they would be at the top of the Pacific Division and could possibly have won it. But that's not the present. Right now, LA coach Terry Murray is righting this ship, having won his 100th game with the Kings yesterday on December 23rd. I admire what he's doing to this team, bringing in the right mix of young and veteran players to create a stable team, much like what the Los Angeles Galaxy of the MLS (my favorite MLS team obviously) do all the time.
They've paid off in games and it has given them big points when they need it. It looks like the Kings will continue to rise to the top. Teams like Anaheim, Phoenix, Nashville, and Columbus are coming and no doubt the Kings will look to beat on their enemies and climb up the ladder. Let's see how far will they go? Will they do well in the regular season and in the playoffs? Or is it going to sail downhill? We'll find out. Next Kings game is December 26th against MY Anaheim Ducks. The puck drops at 6:00pm and you don't want to miss out on another Freeway Face-Off matchup. This time it's Round 2. Later, puckheads! I'm off until January 3rd. Enjoy your break!!!