Kings exit interview notebook: left searching for answers
The Los Angeles Kings' season will be defined by missed opportunities, such as overtime losses, and desperate attempts to use those results as a sign that they were nearing a breakthrough which never came.
Drew Doughty #8 of the Los Angeles Kings passes the puck during an NHL Playoffs game against the Colorado Avalanche on April 26, 2026 at Crypto. com Arena in Los Angeles, California. EL SEGUNDO, Calif.
-- Immediately after the Los Angeles Kings’ fifth straight season with a first-round playoff exit, this time via a sweep by the Colorado Avalanche, Drew Doughty didn’t have any answers . “Obviously, we want more and want to win a playoff series or two, and I don’t have any answers as to why it’s not happening,” he said. “But we gotta make it happen.
” At Wednesday’s exit interviews, after a few days to reflect, he still hadn’t found much more. <span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"> </span> “I don’t know,” he said. “I don’t have a complete answer for you, but I guess we got to work our butts off this summer and be better next year.
” The Kings are somewhat stuck in a loop, but this season was statistically the worst of the past five. They had the fewest points out of those five seasons, and didn’t even win a playoff game, much less a series. The season will be defined by missed opportunities, such as overtime losses, and the team’s desperate attempts to use those close results as a sign that they were nearing a breakthrough which never actually came.
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