With one game remaining before Friday’s trade deadline, the Kings will take the ice Thursday against the New York Islanders, one of the top 10 teams in the NHL by points percentage. Which version of the Kings would face the Isles remained to be seen. Kevin Fiala, Andrei Kuzmenko, Joel Armia and Quinton Byfield should be considered out. Drew Doughty, Darcy Kuemper, Trevor Moore and Jacob Moverare were all options after missing Monday’s loss to Colorado. New York has been dealing with three players who were deemed out for the season long ago – Kyle Palmieri, Pierre Engvall and Alexander Romanov – and an injury to goalie Semyon Varlamov. Yet the Isles rolled into a back-to-back set with the...
