Los Angeles Kings3 of 6Curtis Comeau/Icon SportswearAfter four consecutive first-round playoff exits at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings hired former Oilers general manager Ken Holland as their new GM. Whether he can find a way to crack the code and get the Kings over the first-round hump remains to be seen. Team captain Anze Kopitar is entering his final season with the Kings after announcing his retirement on Thursday and will undoubtedly be a massive hole to fill when he leaves. Losing defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov to the New York Rangers via free agency wasn't a good start, and trading promising blueliner Jordan Spence to the Ottawa Senators was a headscratcher. Holland replaced them with veterans Cody Ceci and Brian Dumoulin, which seems like a downgrade.