Alexander: Kings apparently will keep GM Rob Blake, but at what cost?

Here's one problematic aspect of promoting a great player to a key management position with the team for which he starred. Right now, Rob Blake's No. 4 in the Crypto.com Arena rafters is a reminder less of his days as the Kings' rock-solid defenseman than of a flurry of executive mistakes – including one big whopper – that has set his franchise back significantly and for a while appeared to put his own job as general manager in jeopardy. For a few days this week, it seemed a matter of time before Blake and interim head coach Jim Hiller would be let go, following a third consecutive playoff flameout against the Edmonton Oilers. The Kings' announcement that Blake would hold a postseason media session Monday afternoon seemed to put the speculation to rest.