Helene Elliott: Heated rivalry becomes battle of bottom feeders
by Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times
Apr 06, 2019
4 minutes
ANAHEIM, Calif._The NHL's schedulemakers must have congratulated themselves for setting the stage for potentially great drama when they arranged for the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks to meet at Honda Center on the final weekend of the regular season.
The game was guaranteed to have an emotional edge because of the teams' passionate rivalry. The possibility it might decide a playoff berth - or postseason positioning, at the very least - made it a date worth circling on the calendar.
Unfortunately it didn't work out that way. Not even close. Instead of battling for a playoff spot the Ducks and
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