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An absolutely dominant performance from the LA Kings last night. 

Three Kings made my top 50 NHL trade value rankings - Kopitar (8), Doughty (11), and Quick (37). If Doughty isn't the best two-way defenseman in hockey, he's right there in the mix. What a defenseman he has developed into.

The pairing of Dan Boyle and Matt Irwin were ventilated by the Kings - tons of scoring chances against, no match for the big and strong forwards on the forecheck.

Antti Niemi was also spectacular, keeping San Jose in the game as best he could. I'd say the Kings had about 10 or 11 Grade A scoring chances, while the Sharks maybe had one or two.

Trevor Lewis - another former 1st round pick who has developed into a really good role player. You don't want role players when you

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