The Los Angeles Kings made the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again. And once again, they faced the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the postseason. Unfortunately, the result remained the same as their previous affairs. Los Angeles was eliminated by Edmonton for the fourth straight season, sending the team toward NHL Free Agency with a ton of questions to answer.

The Kings fired general manager Rob Blake before the market opened on July 1. In his place is a former front office foe. Ken Holland is the new Kings general manager after spending five years in charge of Edmonton. Before that, he spent 22 years in charge of the Detroit Red Wings, leading them to four Stanley Cups while helping engineer a 25-year playoff streak.

Holland mentioned that he wanted to be aggressive this o

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