LA Kings Called ‘Biggest Losers’ of NHL Free Agency’s First Day

The Kings Did Their Free Agency Shopping At A Bin Store

The Los Angeles Kings entered free agency with one mission: to build a team better than the Oilers, who've eliminated them in the first round in each of the last four postseasons. Enter new GM Ken Holland, who in his post–Red Wings career has a pathological fetish for signing veterans and depth guys and then expecting too much from them in a cursed chimera of a lineup. Seriously, this guy hasn't met a roster he couldn't make older. He's testing …

LA Kings Called ‘Biggest Losers’ of NHL Free Agency’s First Day

The Los Angeles Kings didn’t just strike out on the first day of NHL free agency—they swung wildly in the wrong direction.According to The Athletic’s Shayna Goldman, no team fumbled the early free agent window worse than the Kings. With expectations high after another first-round playoff flameout, Los Angeles responded not with bold reinforcements but with questionable, short-sighted signings on defense. The additions of Cody Ceci and Brian Dumo…

Holland breaks down Kings’ off-season additions: ‘I believe we’re better’

Los Angeles Kings GM Ken Holland joins Real Kyper and Bourne to discuss the team’s off-season additions, including Joel Armia, Corey Perry, Cody Ceci and Brian Dumoulin, as well as his decision not to bring back Vladislav Gavrikov.

Los Angeles Kings Questionable Day 1 Of Free Agency Quickly Puts Ken Holland On Hot Seat - LAFB Network

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Nine days after parting ways with former general manager Rob Blake, the Los Angeles Kings hired Ken Holland as their new GM on May 14. Holland was brought in with the sole intention of making LA a city of champions once again. The four-time Stanley Cup winner, as a front office member of the Detroit Red Wings, wasted no time opening up the 2025 free agency period. On Tuesday, the Kings led the league in new signings (five)…

The Times They Are A Changin' - Kings Free Agency Recap w/ Ken Holland Quotes & Direction - LA Kings Insider

The times they are a changin’. The LA Kings entered free agency with what felt like a clear plan. Ken Holland made it pretty clear after the draft this weekend what he was looking to add and what he felt like the group was lacking in order to get over the hump in the postseason. […]