Jimmy Carson was the Second Overall Pick in the 1986 Draft, and he would be an All-Rookie, scoring 79 Points and finishing third in Calder voting, an impressive output for an 18-year-old.
Carson was even better at 19, finishing third in Goals with 55 and scoring 107 overall. This was one of the best years ever by a teenager in pro hockey and one of the best in Kings history, but as good as it was, it became of the most forgotten great seasons in Los Angeles. Carson was traded to Edmonton as part of the deal that sent Wayne Gretzky in return, and Kings fans forgot all about Carson.
Carson could never do what he did at 19, and he slowly regressed over the following years. He returned briefly to L.A. when he was traded back for their 1993 run to the Stanley Cup Finals, but he was not the same player he once was. Los Angeles dealt him to Vancouver in January of 1994, and he would leave the Kings for good with 219 Points in 219 Games.
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