Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Los Angeles Kings.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Kings made it into the playoffs, but were defeated in the first round by Edmonton.  Based on last season, there were changes into the top five, other elevations and one new entry.

As always, we present our top five:

1. Marcel Dionne

2. Drew Doughty

3. Anze Kopitar

4. Luc Robitaille

5. Wayne Gretzky

You can find the entire list here.

Doughty climbed to # 2 from $4 and Kopitar advances from #5 to #3, and he could become the franchise scoring leader in the future.  Both are primed to overtake Dionne in the next year or so.

Goalie, Jonathan Quick, who is now with the New York Rangers, went to #6 from #7.

Adrian Kempe shot to #38 from #48.

The lone new entry is Defenseman, Matt Roy, who debuts at #50.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Sam Bennett was a trade deadline deal from Calgary in 2021, and it was a great fit for the veteran Center who finished the year with 15 Points in 10 Games. 

Since then, Bennett has played his best hockey, putting forth three consecutive 40-plus Point years with a physical style that the Panthers needed, which proved fruitful when they won the their first Stanley Cup in 2024. He won’t crack the top ten of this franchise, but he has already proved his worth in the state of Florida.

Matt Duchesne signed with Nashville in 2019 following ten seasons with Colorado, Ottawa and Columbus. 

Bringing a veteran presence at Center spent four seasons with the Predators, peaking with a career-best in Goals (43), Points (86) and Shots (229).  Duchene scored 56 Points in 2022/23, his last in a Predators uniform as he signed with Dallas the year after.

Duchene had 197 Points in 249 Games as a Predator.

A solid player at Michigan Tech, Matt Roy was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the Seventh Round in 2015, and would join the organization to years later.  After another two years, Roy was called up to the parent club and has provided solid defense ever since.

Roy is a traditional stay-at-home blueliner who rarely makes mistakes.  Offensively, he is able to contribute, and has produced at least 20 Points the last three years, but he is at his best when he stays in his own end.  Roy will never be a superstar, but every team needs a player like him.