While July 1’s opening of NHL free agency is defined for many by four words — “show me the money” — new Kings general manager Ken Holland may prefer “defense, defense, defense, defense ...

They are also a win-now team with fast-aging figures in all the key spots – No. 1 center, No. 1 defenseman, No. 1 goalie and, now, GM – so trading the pick would not come as a shock.

Thousands turned out to march up State Street during the “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump, but three gunshots just before 8 p.m. that evening sent protesters scattering.