2009-10 NHL preview: Los Angeles Kings

Playoffs or bust seems to be the Mantra of the Los Angeles Kings these days. This is a team that has not seen the post season since 2002, and the organization seems to be taking an all or nothing approach. The Kings are not looking for a moral victory here; they are looking for a playoff birth. By setting that as the goal the Kings organization is saying to their roster that they should be in the top eight all year long. They don’t want a back alley entrance into the post season, they want to go out and earn it.