Alexander: The Kings’ rebuild begins now

EL SEGUNDO — This isn’t quite a strip-it-to-the-studs rebuild, but the Kings have recognized that it is, indeed, time to start over.
They took the first steps Friday night in Vancouver. Small steps, mind you, and ones that probably won’t have an impact for at least a couple of years. But at least there is a definitive direction.
With the fifth pick – thanks to a lack of lottery luck back in April, following their next-to-last in the league finish – the Kings jumped