For a fourth straight season, the Los Angeles Kings fell in the first round of the playoffs to the Edmonton Oilers . The franchise did not bring back Rob Blake as the general manager, bringing in Ken Holland to attempt to solve the Oilers conundrum. He made some solid offseason moves to help the Kings move past the first round in 2026.

Holland has been a proven winner and part of the Oilers franchise. He was the president of hockey operations and general manager of the team from 2019 until the summer of 2024. He built the core of the franchise that the Kings cannot get past in the playoffs, and now he is in charge of making sure his new club can advance.

The perfect move the Kings made in the 2025 NHL offseason was signing Joel Armia.

Why the Kings cannot beat the Oilers

In 2021-22

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