Rob Blake is out after eight seasons as the Los Angeles Kings' vice president and general manager. The Kings announced a mutual parting with Blake on Monday, four days after Los Angeles lost to Edmonton in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Rob Blake has agreed to step down as general manager of the Kings following the team's fourth consecutive first-round playoff series loss to the Oilers.

The separation was finalized last weekend but Rob Blake had been talking with Luc Robitaille about his future as the Los Angeles Kings’ general manager for months, if not longer. Blake, who was finishing up his contract,