51.   Lately, the king has no clothes.

52.   McSorley has missed two games, Blake seven and the Kings have no idea as to when either will be able to return.

53.   Not that Lakers players are willing to say the Kings have more weapons.

54.   Of course, the Kings have had many of those, Stauber included.

55.   Not even the kids with posters of Luc Robitaille and Rob Blake on their bedroom walls think the Kings have a chance.

56.   Now the Kings have nobody of note.

57.   Other than the respirator, Moasher said, the king has had no artificial life support.

58.   Perhaps more striking is that the Kings never have had the lead in any of those games.

59.   Palace officials said the king does not have sex with the girl and that she can marry later.

60.   Political, intellectual and personal courage were needed to reach that goal, and the king clearly had it.