What
@crassbonanza said above.
I am a dog with a bone when it comes to crucifying Bluc for the rebuild timeline bullshit they tried to put on us fans. He inherited DL's roster, did practically nothing to it and then added Kovalchuk. Whenever I get a chance to bring up the actual start of the rebuild(?), I take it. I'm petty that way.
The Kings drafted in the early 20s the year after they drafted Vilardi. What he is notable for was being their first round one pick in three years.
Looking now at the Kings draft history, it is wild that Blake's 1C is a Dave Taylor draft pick, the presumptive 1D is a DL pick, as is arguably the best player on the team in Kempe. Dave Taylor!!