{"id":694246,"date":"2026-06-09T21:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/694246\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T21:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:09:08","slug":"radio-replay-talking-kings-hiring-laviolette-his-assistants-larkin-rumors-and-other-roster-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/694246\/","title":{"rendered":"RADIO REPLAY: Talking Kings Hiring Laviolette, His Assistants, Larkin Rumors, and Other Roster Moves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You are here: <a class=\"breadcrumb-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/\" itemprop=\"item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Home<\/a> \/ <a class=\"breadcrumb-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/category\/audio\/\" itemprop=\"item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">audio<\/a> \/ RADIO REPLAY: Talking Kings Hiring Laviolette, His Assistants, Larkin Rumors, and Other Roster Moves<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-meta\">June 8, 2026 By <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/author\/mayorsmanor-staff\/\" class=\"entry-author-link\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\">MayorsManor Staff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/2026\/06\/radio-replay-talking-kings-hiring-laviolette-his-assistants-larkin-rumors-other-roster-moves\/#comments\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1 Comment<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260608_145524-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayorNHL\" data-show-count=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @mayorNHL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Building on the news that LA Kings GM Ken Holland is said to have hired veteran coach Peter Laviolette as the team\u2019s new bench boss, Mayor\u2019s Manor founder John Hoven joined Jason Gregor on Edmonton radio to offer a few early thoughts. Some of the topics covered included: the possibility of DJ Smith returning as an assistant, Matt Greene\u2019s status, Phil Housley, Drew Doughty, Brandt Clarke, Quinton Byfield, trade rumors surrounding Dylan Larkin, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Articles referred to during the conversation were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/2026\/05\/salary-cap-crunch-where-kings-stand-entering-2026-offseason-plus-likely-moves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Salary Cap Crunch: Where Kings Stand Entering 2026 Offseason<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/2026\/06\/updated-notes-on-kings-coaching-search-smith-out-llaviolette-the-guy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Updated Notes on Kings Coaching Search; Smith Out and Laviolette the Likely Guy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This radio segment can be heard using the player below or by downloading any of our audio files for free on the MayorsManor Apple podcast page located <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mayors-manor\/id785274726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/gregor-hit-mayor\/GregorHit_Mayor.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw(&#039;https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/?powerpress_pinw=86271-podcast&#039;);\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/gregor-hit-mayor\/GregorHit_Mayor.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" download=\"GregorHit_Mayor.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-meta\">Filed Under: <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/category\/audio\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">audio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/category\/hockey\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hockey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/category\/hockeyblog\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HockeyBlog<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/category\/nhl\/kings\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/category\/nhl\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/category\/audio\/radio\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Radio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/category\/spotlight-story-hockey\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotlight Story<\/a> Tagged With: <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/tag\/byfield\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Byfield<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/tag\/clarke\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clarke<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/tag\/doughty\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Doughty<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/tag\/hockey\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hockey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/tag\/holland\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Holland<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/tag\/kings\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/tag\/laviolette\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laviolette<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/tag\/radio\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Radio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2415d0e54f9c425a8f9d64608d4e3861b82577141485dca399a357ef97926eb5.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-70 photo\" height=\"70\" width=\"70\" decoding=\"async\"\/>About MayorsManor Staff<\/p>\n<p>MayorsManor.com has been named Best Sports Blog in Los Angeles and national Hockey Blog of the Year. 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