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Kings: Marc Bergevin could (already) be passed over to replace Ken Holland
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Kings: Marc Bergevin could (already) be passed over to replace Ken Holland
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When Marc Bergevin took a job to back up Rob Blake and Luc Robitaille with the Kings a few years ago, we suspected it was to keep himself in the game so he could one day return to the Bettman circuit as GM.

And we suspected that if there was an opening in Los Angeles, he’d give it a shot.

However, we quickly realized that while he may have seemed like the Los Angeles Kings’ candidate in the past, that’s no longer the case. After all, it’s Ken Holland who’s going to L.A.

He will be introduced to the media tomorrow, according to Darren Dreger.

What you need to understand is that Ken Holland’s contract is expected to be short-term. Elliotte Friedman(32 Thoughts) talked about this on his podcast, which came out in the last few hours.

The fact is, Holland preferred the L.A. job to the Long Island one, not least because he can win quicker. The club wants him to get the organization where it needs to be quickly, with the base in place.

And having beaten the Kings in the playoffs many times as GM of the Oilers recently, he knows what it takes.

Of necessity, one has to wonder what this means for Marc Bergevin. In the short term, Bergevin is still being considered for the vacant position in New York, a place he knows well having played there as a defenseman.

Will he get the job? He’s clearly one of the candidates.

But it’s worth noting that if he doesn’t get the job with the Islanders, he’ll have to work with Ken Holland. Does he want to do it? Does Holland want him on his team?

We don’t know yet.

And since Elliotte Friedman, again on his podcast, said that the Kings would like Holland around in the short term to potentially form the club’s next GM in a few years’ time, it’s possible that Bergevin doesn’t want to stay either.

After all, if he’s already potentially lost the next Kings GM race, it’s possible he doesn’t exactly want to work with Holland and his runner-up.

No?

If that’s the case, I wonder if it’s because the Kings have a young talent in mind, or if it’s simply that Bergevin isn’t the kind of GM the club is looking for.


overtime

– Cayden Lindstrom was injured yesterday, but nothing too serious. He’s back in action.

– Of note.

– Victory defeat, facing elimination.

– Heading for the Final Four.

– Another injury in L.A.

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