EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Former Ottawa Senators coach D.J. Smith was employed as an assistant coach by the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.
Normal supervisor Rob Blake stated Monday the Kings had been seeking to rent an assistant coach from outdoors the group after Jim Hiller was named interim coach. Hiller was promoted final Friday after Todd McLellan was fired after four-plus seasons as head coach.
On Dec. 18, Smith grew to become the fourth NHL coach to be fired this season. He was 131-154-32 behind the Ottawa bench with no playoff look.
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Smith and Hiller spent 4 seasons collectively in Toronto as assistants on Mike Babcock’s workers.
The Kings (23-15-10) maintain the primary wild-card spot within the Western Convention with 56 factors however are solely 4 factors from falling out. They’re 3-8-6 of their previous 17 video games.