GARRIOCH: Former Senators coach D.J. Smith headed to assistant's post with Kings

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Kings hiring former Senators coach D.J. Smith as assistant

The Los Angeles Kings are set to hire former Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith as an assistant coach on interim coach Jim Hiller’s staff. Smith and Hiller previously worked together as assistants with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Hiller, previously an assistant coach with the Kings, was named interim coach on Friday after the team fired head coach Todd McLellan. Smith was fired as Ottawa’s head coach in December and replaced by interim coach Ja…