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Helene Elliott: Kings see their past and present collide against Maple Leafs

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings' past and future collided at Staples Center on Thursday with almost as much of a bang as the hits Kyle Clifford so often dished out for them before they traded him to the Toronto Maple Leafs a month ago.

It was odd to see Clifford, the muscle behind the Kings' two Stanley Cup championships, and goaltender Jack Campbell wearing blue and white. It would have been stranger if defenseman Jake Muzzin, a fixture on defense on the second Cup team, had been able to join them. Muzzin, who was dealt to

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