Fair to say it’s been tough sledding lately for the Kings. Despite ripping off three wins in their last four games, L.A. is still the worst team in hockey. That means a mere game past the halfway point in the ‘07-’08 season, hope, that mystical, wonderful thing Kings fans cling to each fall in the same way fans of Cuba Gooding Jr. pray that, despite all evidence to the contrary, he’ll stop crapping on his Oscar, has gone the way of the dodo. But nothing, not their 25 losses, not their bottom-feeding penalty kill or goal differential, could be worse than the indignity handed down to them Thursday by Press-Enterprise columnist Jim Alexander, in his now annual State of SoCal Sports report, in which he ranks the local teams and franchises based on “a mixture of competitive success, widespread interest and passion, and organizational stability.”
Not surprisingly, the Lakers are top dog. Keep scrolling and you see the SC Football, the Dodgers, Angels, and Bruins hoops. Hey, there are the Ducks at #6! Chivas USA? Ninth. UCLA football, at 10 and moving up. Still no Kings. The Clippers? 11th. Uh oh. We’re running out of squads. Galaxy? 12th, despite the BeckhaMania. Still no sign of the purple and black.
Cue crushing indignity:
The Kings are officially lower on the local totem pole than the Sparks.
Insult to Injury- A Very, Very Low Moment for the Kings (SportsHub LA) 
