How and why are the Kings, by far the NHL's top possession team over the 2014-15 season, not one of the top eight teams in the Western Conference?
They are complicated questions with complicated answers.
That's why this slideshow has been created. There's no one definitive answer—there are many answers, and maybe none of them offer a satisfying resolution.
So click through and either enjoy the answers to those questions or revel in the failures of a defending champion falling short of the postseason.
(All statistics via stats.hockeyanalysis.com; all salary information via Sportrac)
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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Kings