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The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times
It was difficult not to feel a sense of what might have been in watching the Kraken lose to their latest playoff-bound opponent. The Los Angeles Kings were not really expected to be among the Pacific Division’s top three teams when the season began. And yet, a Kings side that defeated the Kraken 5-3 on Wednesday night is indeed headed to the postseason as the division’s third-best team — while the local squad is headed for a top-five draft lottery pick. “The line between winning and losing is very thin,” Kraken forward Jordan Eberle said when asked about his team’s competitive play against the…