General manager Dean Lombardi, who built the Kings into a two-time Stanley Cup champion but became ensnared in a series of questionable trades and signings and couldn’t sustain that shining success, and coach Darryl Sutter, who left his Alberta farm to coax and push the Kings to their only championships in club history, were dismissed on Monday, less than 24 hours after the team’s second non-playoff finish in the past three seasons.
Hall of Fame member Luc Robitaille, who had been the Kings’ president of business operations, was promoted to the club’s presidency and will also oversee hockey operations.