Testing or Positioning? The Kings’ Center Dilemma

SAN DIEGO, CA — In an era where a championship culture has gradually transitioned into something closer to competitive purgatory, the Los Angeles Kings are walking a narrowing line. Next season, they project to be without a definitive 1C. As things stand today, their top two center options profile as Quinton Byfield and a drafted winger currently undergoing an in-season conversion experiment: Alex Laferriere.