Ken Holland reportedly hired as NHL GM by Kings

UPDATE: According to a report from Sportsnet NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, the Los Angeles Kings are set to hire veteran general manager Ken Holland as the team's new GM.

From Friedman:

How... how... HOW on Earth does Holland keep getting these plum jobs? Again, I know the guy is a very accomplished GM but he's not been good in well over a decade, probably close to two decades at this point. The game has simply passed him by, but he STILL keeps getting golden opportunities like this.

Read below for our earlier report on Holland when it looked like he was a candidate for the New York Islanders' GM position.

According to a report from New York Islanders insider Arthur Staple, former Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland is a "top choice" for the Islanders' vacant GM role.

If that's true... yeesh I feel for Islanders fans.

Holland is an accomplished Hall of Famer, but he literally hasn't made a good hockey move in over a decade now. Maybe the Islanders are simply following the plan they had with Lou Lamoriello and they're becoming a retirement home for Hall of Fame general managers?

In all seriousness, what are the Islanders thinking here?

They've got a team in transition and they just secured the 1st overall pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. They have an incredible goaltender in Ilya Sorokin and some star players up front in Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat. Now is the time to make a transition and to bolster their lineup with a savvy offseason. So they hire up the guy who has been mentally checked out for a decade? Come on...