So now that Luc Robitaille's place in the Hockey Hall of Fame is secured in Toronto, it's time to talk turkey about the important things, like where to erect The King of Kings' statue.

STAPLES Center already has three statues outside along Chick Hearn Court, opposite of L.A. Live. In 2002, Wayne Gretzky was immortalized in bronze at STAPLES' Star Plaza, followed by Magic Johnson in 2004. In 2008, boxer Oscar De La Hoya was honored. And while each of these athletes are certainly worthy of such an honor, their relationship to the actual building is somewhat tenuous. The building opened in 1999. Johnson retired in 1996, Gretzky never played in STAPLES, and Oscar has taken multiple beatings in fights there.

I have nothing against the statues, though. In a town where we immortalize anyone with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (come on, Jimmy Kimmel is getting one this year), there's nothing wrong by literally putting our sports heroes up on pedestals. The Star Plaza should include other sports as well, such as legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, Fernando Valenzuela for the Dodgers, Marcus Allen for the Trojans/Raiders and Hulk Hogan for professional wrestling to honor what they meant to the culture of southern California in their respective sports.

But once you erect one from a sport, it would seem redundant to include another from the same sport out there. How weird would it look to have a Kobe Bryant next to Magic (assuming he stays a Laker for life and leads the Lakers to several more titles). Until they include more statues outside to encompass the entire world of sports, have two of the same sport out there seems... a bit much. So, getting a statue for Luc Robitaille, the greatest King of all, seems unlikely.

My cohort from the Hockeywood Insider podcast, Jesse, stumbled across a great idea over on LetsGoKings, get fans to donate money to build a statue of Luc. But instead of placing him outside next to the Great One, put him inside STAPLES, a building he actually played and retired in. Jesse points out that there's plenty of room inside, and would be a great start for a new tradition. He started a petition, It's Better to be Lucky Than Great, to rally the troops and raise awareness.

I am fully behind this idea. In fact, I even designed what it could eventually look like. But I don't want to cast Luc in bronze. If the fans get a say in creating a statue, let's go for broke and get one carved out of marble. That's what real statues are made of. Michelangelo's David, the Venus de Milo, and The Discobolus of Myron all come to mind. I'm sure jaded fans will think a marble doppleganger is perfect for a player who wasn't exactly fleet of foot.

Note that I placed this statue facing out toward Figueroa, rather than facing LA Live. I always viewed this side as the real entrance to STAPLES. By placing the statue inside, it seems more appropriate of a sanctioned piece of statuary. My feeble attempts of internet research has turned up a rock-bottom price (heh) of around $50-75,000. Considering the Magic Johnson bronze statue that stands outside of Breslin Center fo Michigan State was made for $250,000 in 2003, that seems like a killer deal.

So please, help us garner up interest in building an appropriate monument to the leading goal scorer in the Kings franchise lengthy history. Sign the petition and rock the vote. Also, join the Facebook group and get the word out there. It's better to be Lucky than Great!