Willie Desjardins, predictably, was informed that he was not going to be offered a contract for future work with the Los Angeles Kings. Desjardins ends his tenure as the Kings’ 25th head coach with a 27-34-8 record and more questions than answers as to what, exactly, he was trying to accomplish most nights.
Rob Blake now turns his attention to finding a head coach who can right the Kings’ ship and guide the team into the future.
Follow along here at Jewels from the Crown as we review Desjardins’ short-lived turn as head coach, look at what went wrong, and examine what comes next for Blake and the Kings.