The Los Angeles Kings are preparing for a very important 2025-26 NHL season . Los Angeles has a new general manager in Ken Holland after four straight first-round exits. More than this, the team is about to undergo a changing of the guard. Anze Kopitar is retiring from the NHL after the 2025-26 campaign.

Kopitar has proven to be one of the greatest players in franchise history. He is the only captain in Los Angeles history to win the Stanley Cup, which he's done twice. He is closing in on becoming the team's all-time leading point scorer, as well. The most successful points in Kings history were led by Kopitar's performances.

This said, the 37-year-old is not going to lead this team offensively. He isn't the same player he used to be. He's an effective top-six forward, and he rema

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