Rob Blake is out after eight seasons as the Los Angeles Kings' vice president and general manager. The Kings announced a mutual parting with Blake on Monday, four days after Los Angeles lost to Edmonton in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

The Kings announced the hiring of Ken Holland on Wednesday. He will replace Rob Blake, who had been Kings GM from 2017 until he and the team had agreed to part ways on May 5.

The Los Angeles Kings are "putting the finishing touches" on a deal to hire Ken Holland as general manager, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.