The Los Angeles Kings did not wait long to make changes after missing the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. Head coach Darryl Sutter and Dean Lombardi are out, both relieved of duties by Kings’ ownership.
Lombardi’s replacements were announced along with the dismissals of Sutter and Lombardi. Rob Blake, who has been the Kings’ assistant general manager since 2013, will take over for Lombardi as general manager, while Luc Robitaille will be the new club President.
From the official release, here is AEG President and CEO Dan Beckerman on the moves:
"This was an extremely difficult decision and was made with an enormous amount of consideration for what we have accomplished in our past.