27. Dean Lombardi, Los Angeles
Lombardi is a good GM who is having a bad run lately. In San Jose, he built a very good organization and was moderately successful, but his foray into Los Angeles has seen him struggle mightily to try to bring the Kings back to respectability. It didn’t help that all of his off-season acquisitions with the possible exception of Tom Preissing – Kyle Calder, Michal Handzus, Ladislav Nagy and Brad Stuart – have been very expensive disasters. He placed his faith in Jason LaBarbera, which wasn’t a totally bad idea considering the promise the goaltender had exhibited. Failing to get Rob Blake to waive his no-trade clause so he could get some youth in return was a blow.
CAREER 292-318-116 (.482)
CUPS 0
PLAYOFFS 2-5 series record
The Hockey News 2008 GM rankings 
