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Stars top Kings in OT, 4-3

LOS ANGELES_The strong temptation now, after a 4-3 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday that extended the Los Angeles Kings' losing streak to 0-6-4 and put a playoff berth well beyond their reach, is to dissect how this season went so drastically wrong.

We know the wheels were set in motion when the previous general manager, Dean Lombardi, traded away first-round draft picks in 2013, 2015 and 2016 in an effort to sustain a dynasty but instead slowed the infusion of top-level talent.

And we

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