[The Natural]

The talk from most of those that followed the NHL, as well as those in the Kings' organization, felt this team would at least compete for a playoff spot for most of the season.
By December, mostly everyone knew that was not going to happen.

To the surprise of those same people, The Phoenix Coyotes, through the play of their young kids, came out of nowhere and up until this weekend was on the tails of the 8th seed.

And with all of that , Phoenix sits in 10th in the Western Conference with 73 points, 5 behind the 8th place seed in the West.

The Coyotes played pretty well and more consistently than The Kings.
Bryzgalov played like most people expected LaBarbera to all year.
& most importantly, the kids will gain a wealth of experience playing meaningful hockey in March.


So, my question to all of you is... if the Coyotes finish in the 9th or 10th seed in the West and wind up selecting 14th or 15th overall... would you prefer to be where they are at or would you rather be where The Kings are at to have all of those picks... at the beginning of EACH round, but going through another year with dissapointing results and few things to cheer about in the present situation...