Crown for the Kings

           15 Larry O’Brien Trophies, six Commissioners Trophies, and one Lombardi Trophy have all made their way to the city of angels. Now the Los Angles Kings can put their star of L.A.’s sports walk of fame.

            This night was a night of firsts for a sports town used to winning. The franchise that gave hockey the Triple Crown Line held sport’s heaviest trophy for the first time. The first number eight seed in NHL history won a title. The newly coroneted Kings put together one of the most dominant postseasons in recent memory.

The new champs of L.A. found comfort in hostility. An appropriate word forL.A.’s ten road wins in eleven games would be historic; mostly because ten road wins in a row is a new NHL record. In the playoffs, the Kings put up 35 road goals compared to 20 at the Staples Center. 
Even with the King's success away from home, their surprising dominance in the playoffs could inspire the next great sports movie. 

L.A.’s playoff run was incredible to watch. This Cinderella team steamrolled the four teams that stood in the way of their carriage. The Kings scored 12 goals against the Vancouver Canucks in five games. L.A. followed that up by netting 15 goals in their sweep of the Saint Louis Blues. Next, the Kings ousted the Phoenix Coyotes to claim the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl.
The Stanley Cup Finals provided a picturesque ending for the NHL's new royalty. The Kings faced the Devils of New Jersey and the demons of their past. Still, when the Devils went down to L.A., the Kings throttled their final foes; just like they beat their previous opponents. 

Offensively, the Kings playoff numbers dwarf their inept regular season counterparts. The same mundane offense that ranked 29^th in the league for the first 82 games put up  in just 19 games.

Defensively, the Kings carried their strong penalty killing into June. A Kings team that killed 87% of their penalties purged 93% of enemy powerplays in the playoffs.

The NHL’s newest champions won this title as a team. Sometimes, Anze Kopitar gave them a key goal like he did in game one of the Finals. Other times, Jonathan Quick dug in and gave his team a shutout; like he did against the Devils in game three.

These kings were groomed, raised, and sent into battle by a man who owns a farm in Alberta. Coach Darryl Sutter came in midseason and guided a group of fledglings to the highest summit in hockey.

            Maybe with the Cup in Hollywood, we will hear some captivating stories about the Cup and the Kardashians.  One thing is for certain, the 2012 L.A. Kings will become lore in the city of angels.