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Originally Posted by Sojourn
I think you're underestimating the significance Quick, their Conn Smythe-winning goaltender, had.
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After he dragged them to the playoffs (Hart worthy IMO), Quick stayed consistent and still ended up as the 3rd or 4th best player throughout the post season. Smythe be damned, the Kings would have gotten trashed if Kopitar, Doughty, and Brown didn't play phenomenal in every game. They also managed to stay healthy and get a bunch of production from their bottom lines.
Quick was great, but teams could barely get the puck into the neutral zone because LA sent two forwards in deep and had the third hover around the blue line. If they managed to get the puck out and into the neutral zone, guys like Doughty and Green either nullified nearly everything that came in. Teams couldn't get hardly any sustained pressure, much less hold the puck in the Kings zone. The backside pressure from all 4 lines was overwhelming. Seriously, they were as dominant as any team I've seen in the last few years in the post season. On top of that they stayed healthy and Quick did his job.