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Originally Posted by tomd
You realize that Lombardi inherited the starting goalie and the #1 center, right?
And given Lombardi's obsessive focus on D, I would expect the Kings to have one of the best defenses in the league. And to be fair, Lombardi has made several bone-headed moves in pursuit of defensemen (with Hickey being Exhibit 1).
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You do realize that they were, 18 at the time right and nowhere near being what they are now....right?
Or do you think they would become what they are now no matter what happened, no matter who DL brought in to coach or mentor them, etc?
So you are willing to call Hickey a bust and the kid is...22.
Really?
LOL I see you have a problem in patience...