The Los Angeles Kings have won the Stanley Cup twice in their franchise history, and those teams have included some of the franchise's best players like Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, and Jonathan Quick.
While those players got their moment with the Los Angeles Kings, there are a number of other players who didn't get the chance to hoist the Stanley Cup with the Kings after meaning so much to the franchise. These are three players in particular who deserved that moment but never got it with the Kings.
Marcel Dionne
Marcel Dionne joined the Los Angeles Kings in 1975 and would play 12 seasons in Los Angeles. He would appear in 921 games and still holds the franchise record for points with 1,307. Unlike some of the other players on this list, Dionne never really got close to the Stanley Cup, as he would never play in a Stanley Cup Final or even a Conference Final.
For a player who was arguably the best player the Kings had for over a decade, spanning the 1970s and 1980s, he certainly should have had a chance to at least compete for a Stanley Cup.
Dave Taylor
The next player was actually a teammate of Dionne, as Dave Taylor played his entire 17-year career with the LA Kings after he was drafted in the 15th round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. Taylor is in the Top 5 of a number of franchise records, including games (1,111), goals (431), assists (638), and points (1,069).
Unlike Dionne, Taylor got much closer to a Stanley Cup as he was a part of the 1993 team to reach the Stanley Cup Final. The Kings wouldn't be able to accomplish their goal as they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in five games.
Luc Robitaille
The final player is one who is still connected to the franchise to this day, in Luc Robitaille, who is the President of the Los Angeles Kings. However, he was one of the most important players in Kings' history and played in the fifth most games in franchise history at 1,077.
Robitaille ranks in the Top 5 in assists and points, but also holds the franchise record in goals at 557, which is seven more than Marcel Dionne, and 117 more than Kopitar, who has the most goals among active players on the Kings.
Unlike the other players on this list, Robitaille did get to have his Stanley Cup moment, but it was as a member of the Detroit Red Wings in 2002. It was great to see him finally win it, but it would have been even better for him to win it with the franchise he has spent so many years with.