Mathieu Darche
One of the candidates who is popular across the entire NHL is Mathieu Darche, who has been an assistant general manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning for the past few seasons. He is someone who has yet to be a general manager, but it feels like it is only a matter of time, which may be sooner rather than later.
For the Los Angeles Kings, they should be absolutely interested in Darche as their next general manager. The Lightning have been one of the most aggressive teams in the NHL to make moves to put themselves in a position to win a Stanley Cup almost on a yearly basis. In fact, they have made only one first round pick in the past five NHL Drafts because of the trades they make.
The biggest question is whether this would be a clash of philosophies with Luc Robitaille, as the Kings have been much more conservative and not making those kinds of moves. However, a bold approach may be exactly what this team needs.