LA Kings: Three players who disappointed in 2019-2020 season
By Ryan Sikes
2. Trevor Lewis
Players often have some of their best seasons in contract years, but Trevor Lewis posted another 12 point season, despite playing in 12 more games than the 2018-2019 season. Lewis, 33, has been a mainstay on the Kings roster, winning two Stanley Cups while chipping in two decisive goals in Game 6 of the 2012 Stanley Cup-clinching game.
But the Salt Lake City native tallied just six goals with six assists and a -7 rating while nearly doubling his shot percentage from a year ago. He’s no longer the shot blocker he once was, with a career-best 189 blocked shots coming in the 2014-2015 campaign.
Lewis is likely to walk in free agency this offseason, which is a bittersweet ending to a tremendous career in LA. According to Charting Hockey, he fell into the “Bad” category for production rates.
But the numbers are there, justifying Lewis to test free agency. He registered a 0.0 offensive point share and a 0.6 defensive point share this past season, so his best days are clearly behind him. Since the 2017-2018 season, Lewis has seen less and less average time on ice, and with the prospect pool coming, Lewis’ days with the Kings are over.