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Goalie who played junior in Red Deer with Nugent-Hopkins could be magic sauce for Los Angeles

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Darcy Kuemper was once a WHL teammate of Oiler Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and lost a junior playoff series to a Kris Knoblauch -coached Kamloops team one spring .

Today , he’s been arguably the second -best regular-season goalie in the league behind Winnipeg Jets ’ Connor Hellebuyck.

The Kings ’ organizational goalie coach Bill Ranford , the Oiler 1990 Cup winner/playoff MVP , says it’s worked out for everybody.

Darcy Kuemper was 31-11-7 in the 2022 playoff against the Edmonton Oilers .

The Kings ’ coach Jim Hiller will likely ride him throughout the Oiler series, barring a blowout in a game or an injury.

“Sometimes you just need a change of scenery,” said Ranford , well aware of the NHL ’s goalie carousel.