# OPTIMISM: Peter Laviolette, Artemi Panarin and Brandt Clarke POISED to ELEVATE LA Kings this season

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Podcast: [Locked On Kings - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Kings](https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-kings-daily-podcast-on-the-los-angeles-kings-94741)
Published: 2026-08-22T11:47:24+00:00
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## Resource

We have 10 reasons why LA Kings fans should be excited about this upcoming season. New head coach Peter Laviolette brings a fresh, aggressive offensive system to Los Angeles. Can Laviolette’s track record finally spark a deep playoff run? Artemi Panarin will be eyeing another point-per-game season, Brandt Clarke is poised to emerge as the Kings’ top defenseman and Quinton Byfield is (hopefully) set for a breakthrough season. Eddie Garcia explores the impact of off-season additions Mats Zuccarello and Scott Laughton and Darcy Kuemper’s return to form in net. Special teams improvements, a revitalized home record and the push to escape the first round of the NHL Playoffs headline the team’s biggest questions. Will this new core—and Laviolette’s guidance—end the Kings’ postseason drought? Go inside the ten biggest reasons to be excited about the LA Kings this season.

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