The coaching carousel has been moving into high gear in the West this upcoming offseason in the summer in this upcoming next few months this spring for the Los Angeles Kings and general manager Ken Holland. Many early indications and reports in the West in the Pacific Division this upcoming offseason in the summer of 2026 this month have pointed to in May that longtime head coach formerly of the Vegas Golden Knights, Bruce Cassidy, is a big rumored name for the Kings and Holland in the front office.
Holland and the Kings in the front office need to make the right decision for the next bench boss in the West to be competitive this upcoming offseason in the summer of 2026 in the zone.
In this past decade in the West in the Pacific Division, the Kings and Holland in the front office have been trying to rebuild the active roster lineup in the zone for the postseason in the first round of the playoffs in the spring. The Kings are putting pressure on Holland and the front office personnel in management for the team this upcoming offseason in 2026 to build the active roster lineup in the West.
Multiple reports (including from David Pagnotta and Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period last week) have noted Cassidy as an "emerging candidate" for the Kings and Holland in the front office for the head coaching job opening this upcoming offseason in the summer. In a podcast episode interview earlier this past weekend, it was mentioned that Cassidy is "in the mix" for the Kings in the early phases of the coaching carousel candidate search this summer.
Since the 2017 preseason and in this past decade, the Kings have struggled to get avoiding a first-round exit in the postseason in the playoffs in the West. The Kings need to have the responsibility for improving the coaching staff and the active roster lineup in the zone on the blue line on defense after the sweep in the first round vs. Colorado this past month in 2026 in the postseason.
Cassidy has a proven experience track record and a strong resume that shows he can help the Kings build a playoff contender in the West this upcoming offseason in the summer this month. Cassidy has won a Stanley Cup in the early-to-mid 2020s decade in 2023 with the Golden Knights in this past few years.
He's also made the playoffs multiple times with the Golden Knights in Vegas and the Boston Bruins in this past half-decade in the early-to-mid 2020s. The Kings need more consistency on the blue line on defense and in the zone in the active roster lineup to score the puck offensively in the West.
The Kings need to prioritize changes in the active roster lineup this upcoming offseason in the summer.
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