Of the 20 players the Kings dressed in the final four games of the Stanley Cup Final, 10 were drafted by the organization; several others were acquired in trades that featured Los Angeles prospects and picks as the currency going the other way. Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar, Jonathan Quick and Drew Doughty were all drafted and developed by Los Angeles.

Even though the Kings return everyone from the Cup run, there are others in the organization that could be ready for NHL duty -- if they can find an opportunity on a crowded roster.

The Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup and brought back every significant player from the first title-winning team in franchise history, so there aren't going to be a lot of questions for the club to answer as the 2012-13 approaches.

Los Angeles will be considered one of the favorites in the Western Conference this season, but the Kings were not one of the best in 2011-12 until late in the season. Some production levels from players may not be sustainable, and injuries are bound to occur.

The Kings can look no further than the Boston Bruins, who won the Cup in 2011 and for the first half of last season looked primed to repeat before a couple of injuries and the wear and tear of trying to repeat ultimately felled them in a first-round upset by the Washington Capitals.

Not only was Los Angeles the first No. 8 seed to claim the Stanley Cup, but the Kings' level of dominance en route to the title was even more stunning. They went 16-4 in the postseason, missing a chance to tie the 1988 Edmonton Oilers for the fewest losses since the tournament expanded to need 16 wins in 1987 when New Jersey won twice to avoid elimination in the Final.

Los Angeles did win the first three games of every series for the first time in League history, and doing so as the road team in Games 1 and 2 each time made it even more stunning. The Kings simultaneously became one of the most unexpected and most dominant champions in the history of the Stanley Cup.

Los Angeles completed an incredible run to its first Stanley Cup title, then retained every player who dressed for a playoff game. Dustin Penner was an unrestricted free agent, but he re-upped on a one-year contract.

The Kings did not make a big move to improve the club, but general manager Dean Lombardi has a roster full of Cup winners and plenty of salary-cap space to work with, according to Capgeek.com. Lombardi's biggest move of the offseason was locking up Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Quick with a 10-year, $58 million contract.

Simon Gagne

Left Wing - LAK

GOALS: 7 | ASST: 10 | PTS: 17
SOG: 75 | +/-: -1

Not only did Gagne and the Kings complete a remarkable run to the franchise's first Stanley Cup, but they might not have to wait long for a chance at claiming it again -- and he could play a vital role.

The Boston Bruins may be stacked at the NHL level, but their prospect pool doesn't appear to be nearly as deep.

That is not as big of a problem for the Bruins as it may be for other teams, seeing as the big club features several established talents who are 27 or younger: Patrice Bergeron (27), Nathan Horton (27), David Krejci (26), Tuukka Rask (25), Adam McQuaid (25), Brad Marchand (24), Milan Lucic (24) and the jewel of the group, 20-year-old Tyler Seguin.

But as thin as the Bruins prospect pool might be, the club is hoping a big name is no longer on this list a year from now because if defenseman Dougie Hamilton makes the team this season, he'll no longer be considered a prospect.

A couple of injuries, particularly another concussion for Nathan Horton, short-circuited the team's forward depth, and goaltender Tim Thomas wasn't quite superhuman like he was the year before. Thomas' play on the ice also was overshadowed by his decision to not join his teammates at the White House to celebrate the Cup win with President Obama.

Thomas has said he's taking the season off, but the Bruins should again be among the NHL's elite, especially with some extra rest after a surprising first-round playoff exit.

Still, with a new starting goaltender, a sniper returning from injury, a young defenseman attempting to make a big jump to the NHL and a chronic deficiency still unresolved, the Bruins do have some issues that need to be dealt with.

While a playoff berth may not be hanging in the balance, just how far the Bruins go in the Stanley Cup Playoffs could very well depend on the answers to these six questions the team is facing heading into the season.

On the one hand, his team was coming off a first-round defeat in the Stanley Cup Playoffs at the hands of the underdog Washington Capitals, albeit one that required a Game 7 overtime goal by Joel Ward. It was a bitterly disappointing loss for a Bruins team that not only had aspirations of winning a second straight Stanley Cup, but also had a realistic chance of doing so.

Such a sour end to the season could have pushed Chiarelli to do something drastic in an effort to improve his club over the summer.