 Staples Center was a state-of-the-art arena, complete with luxury suites and all modern amenities.With a new home, a new coach (Andy Murray), a potential 50-goal scorer in the fold, and players such as Blake, Robitaille, Murray, Stumpel, Donald Audette, Ian Laperriere and Mattias Norstrom, the Kings improved dramatically, finishing the season the 1999–2000 season with a 39–31–12–4 record (94 points), good for second place in the Pacific Division.But in the 2000 playoffs, the Kings were once again dispatched in the first round, this time by the Detroit Red Wings in a four-game sweep.