It's the Hawks playbook - as soon as a Shark gets the puck, they have all the forwards either about to skate out, or already exiting defensive zone via anticipation. The Kings get caught deep every time either because of their aggressive forecheck or a broken cycle, and they're usually left with one of Greene/Mitchell/Regher defending the rush. Normally you want control and sound fundamentals, but against the Kings you're better off simply keeping high pace than trying to make everything perfect, besides the Kings don't really have the weapons to make you pay nor do they play that way. You're not going to win against the Kings by doing controlled break-outs out of your zone and cycling in the offensive zone, most teams have realized that by now after the Hawks dismantled them. The Kings have built their identity on cycling, an aggressive forecheck and having a stay-at-homer on every pair, and right now it's being thrown back at Lombardi's face. It's obvious a lot of players aren't anywhere near 2012, but the Kings are getting exploited pretty heavily past just individual player performances.
