LA Kings’ Brown: ‘He’s our best player; it’s a big loss for us’

The Kings’ current road trip has been one to forget.

Not only do they have just two wins in six games, but they’ve also seen two key forwards go down with injuries.

Winger Marian Gaborik suffered a knee injury against the Rangers on Feb.12, and his team has dropped each game since then.

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Things got a whole lot worse on Thursday, when franchise center Anze Kopitar picked up a lower-body injury in a loss to the Blues.

“He’s our best player, so it’s a big loss for us,” teammates Dustin Brown said of losing Kopitar, per the LA Times. “In saying that, it’s an opportunity for other guys to elevate and for other guys to step into the lineup and have an impact.

“I don’t know the extent of his injury, and all that, but these are the times where you really find out what you’re made of.”