Youth movement

We’ve been hearing a lot about the Kings’ plans to “go young” next season, but what does it really mean? Here’s an educated guess at what the Kings’ roster might look like if they didn’t acquire any more players, based on age at the start of next season:

One player under 20: Drew Doughty (18).

Nine players under 25: Jack Johnson (21), Anze Kopitar (21), Alec Martinez (21), Brian Boyle (23), Dustin Brown (23), Patrick O’Sullivan (23), Teddy Purcell (23), Brad Richardson (23), Doughty.

20 players under 30: Matt Greene (25), Peter Harrold (25), Matt Moulson (25), Erik Ersberg (26), Alexander Frolov (26), Jarret Stoll (26), Matt Ellis (27), Jason LaBarbera (28), Kyle Calder (29), Raitis Ivanans (29), Tom Preissing (29), Doughty, Johnson, Kopitar, Martinez, Boyle, Brown, O’Sullivan, Purcell, Richardson.

Players over 30: Michal Handzus (31), Denis Gauthier (32), Derek Armstrong (35).

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