It seems Ken Holland can be an NHL common supervisor once more.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Monday that every one indications are that the Los Angeles Kings are closing in on Holland to be their new GM.
Friedman added the deal ought to progress over the following few days.
Holland returns as a GM after spending this previous season within the NHL’s Operations Division as a advisor after the expiry of his contract following the Edmonton Oilers’ Recreation 7 loss within the 2024 Stanley Cup Closing.
Holland, 69, has spent 27 seasons as an NHL GM between the Oilers and the Detroit Purple Wings, successful 4 Stanley Cups and 1,145 regular-season video games.
The Kings and former GM Rob Blake mutually parted methods on Might 5 after the group’s fourth consecutive first-round exit versus Edmonton. The longtime NHL defenceman led Los Angeles’ entrance workplace for eight seasons, successful zero playoff rounds.
Coincidentally, Holland was the person accountable for Edmonton throughout three of these playoff battles.
Friedman first reported L.A.’s curiosity in Holland on Might 5 on the 32 Ideas Podcast, stating his identify was “beginning to flow into,” amongst the Kings’ brass.
Now, Holland ought to have the ability to start working his magic because the Kings have a projected $23 million in cap area getting into free company with defenceman Vladislav Gavrikov and ahead Andrei Kuzmenko headlining their unrestricted free brokers.
