Despite sitting last in the NHL with 49 points, the Los Angeles Kings are a team stocked with former first-round draft picks and buoyed by gifted young players.
Sound familiar? It's reminiscent of the Penguins circa 2005-06.
"We've been there," said Penguins coach Michel Therrien, whose team plays the Kings this afternoon.
"They're rebuilding. They've got some good, young players."
That starts with second-year center Anze Kopitar, who leads Los Angeles with 51 points. The list continues with winger Alexander Frolov, 25, who is second with 44 points and leads the team with five winning goals.
Winger Dustin Brown, in his third full NHL season, is third on the team with 41 points and tops the Kings with 10 power-play goals. Below him is defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky with 30 points. Then comes second-year center Mike Cammalleri with 29 points and nine power-play goals. Center Patrick O'Sullivan, who just turned 23, also has 29 points.
Young players form core for Kings (Post-Gazette) 
