They’re not rebuilding, and Holland wasn’t brought in for a start-it-over job. The Kings, with Anže Kopitar and Drew Doughty as their leaders, are pointed in a win-now direction and that’s not going to change. So, let’s see what Holland faces in the short term, with the salary-cap situation and upcoming decisions.

Kings had successful regular season, and despite playoff failure, GM Ken Holland is bringing back head coach Jim Hiller

The Oilers wrapped up their second-round NHL playoff series by shutting out the Golden Knights over the final six periods of regulation and 7:14 of overtime to win in five games. Vegas, which finished fifth in the regular season with 3.34 goals per game, had trouble generating any kind of offense in those last two games.

The Los Angeles Kings' inability to get past the Edmonton Oilers is leading to a change in management. The Kings announced Monday that the team and general manager Rob Blake mutually agreed to part ways. "On behalf of the entire organization, I would like ...