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A First Round Pick from Moscow, Alex Frolov debuted with the Kings two years after he was drafted.  The Left Wing had a promising rookie year, finishing eighth in Calder voting with 31 Points, but the Kings brass were hoping for a lot more from the Russian.  That is what they got.

Frolov increased his production gradually, going to 48, 54, and 71 Points respectively over the next three years.  71 would be his highest tally, but he had at least 50 Points over the next three years and was an asset to the Kings, especially considering they did not have a lot of scorers on their roster.

He left the Kings for the Rangers in 2010, but a torn ACL ended him there, and he finished his career in Russia.  Frolov had 381 Points for Los Angeles.

Jake Muzzin had a unique path to the NHL, as despite being drafted By Pittsburgh in 2007, the OHL Defenseman was not signed.  Muzzin reentered the draft in 2009, but this time no NHL took him.  Muzzin was eligible to play one more year in the OHL, and he maximized the opportunity, winning the OHL Defenseman of the Year.   The Kings took notice, signed Muzzin, who made the team.

Over the first two seasons, Muzzin mainly played in the AHL over the first two seasons, though he was on the roster (though he did not play) when the Kings captured the 2012 Stanley Cup.  Muzzin was in the NHL to stay in 2012, gradually gaining more playing time with each playing year.  Helping the Kings win their second Stanley Cup in 2014, Muzzin would have at least 40 Points in three of the following four seasons, and he was arguably one of the better players for Los Angeles in the mid-10s.  

The struggling Kings traded Muzzin to Toronto in 2019, leaving the Kings with 213 Points.

Alec Martinez played his college hockey in the MAC with Miami (of Ohio), doing well enough to transfer his skills to the Los Angeles Kings early in the 4th Round of the 2007 Draft.

Martinez first made the Kings in 2009-10, and in the following year, his AHL days were permanently in his rearview mirror.  A clean player who could be used well on the power play, Martinez had a five-year run of 20-plus Point seasons, two of which exceeded the 30-Point mark.  Martinez also played a part in the Kings two Stanley Cups in 2012 and 2014.

Martinez played for Los Angeles for 11 years, traded to Vegas early in the 2019-20 Season.  The Defenseman would score 198 Points as a King.

After two years in St. Louis and a year-and-a-half with the New York Rangers, Mike Murphy was traded to Los Angeles, where he played ten years and had the best run of his career.

Playing at Right Wing, Murphy had back-to-back 68 Point years (1974-75 & 1975-76) and was one of the few offensive threats that the Kings had at the time.  This season was his top output, but not the end for Murphy, who had two more years where he had at least 55 Points, and as Los Angeles acquired and developed more offensive stars, Murphy provided depth and grit on lower lines.

Age and injuries caught up to Murphy, who retired after the 1982-83 Season.  He had 457 Points in 673 Games for Los Angeles.