From Dmitry Chesnokov, we get the 5 Golden Principles from Scotty Bowman’s coaching manual titled “The Art of Coaching the Team During the Game:” I won't answer them in any detail here. I will offer my general thoughts as it relates to the L.A. Kings. 1. Surround yourself with the best personnel! Running the team is a team effort. Let's see. John Stevens and Jamie Kompon. Those … [Read more...]
Texts Dustin Penner Decided Against Sending To Darryl Sutter
January 8, 2012 By
Helene Elliott tweeted yesterday: Sutter said Dustin Penner texted him this morning and said he had a sore back and couldn't walk. What you don't know and hasn't been reported are the texts Dustin Penner considered sending to Darryl Sutter but decided not to as to why he couldn't play yesterday afternoon. Fortunately for you, we tracked those down. Terry Murray and I were out late, partying. … [Read more...]
The Jamie Kompon Appreciation Page
January 7, 2012 By
Not since Dean Lombardi got his own quotation page has any person earned his or her own dedicated place on this site. Not even Terry Murray received this honor, although I had one all planned out two days before his anything but on the horizon firing... What possessed me to write this? I didn't. It was the spirit of Jamie Kompon that brings you this prose. Jamie's career accomplishments speak … [Read more...]
Clitsome Scores, Kings Don’t. A Ballad
January 7, 2012 By
I'm disgusted. That last powerplay should be considered Jamie Kompon's exit interview. Sutter wouldn't even let him talk to the players during the time out. But anyways, I'm too upset to think or write rationally, so instead here's a song. Now you have to sing this in your head like Frank Sinatra doing a ballad. *** When your girlfriend sighs in bed, Clitsome. When she goes to sleep … [Read more...]
Poor Writing & Darryl Sutter’s First Lost In Translation Moment
December 30, 2011 By
We got this from Hammond: As noted in an earlier post, Darryl Sutter spent about 15-20 minutes, toward the end of practice today, by himself with the first power-play unit at one end of the ice. There seemed to be more talking than actual drills going on, and afterward, a couple players indicated that it was more about reinforcement than about reinventing the wheel, so to speak. Sutter has … [Read more...]
CHECK THIS. CHECK THAT. THE LA KINGS JOURNEY CONTINUES
March 16, 2011 By
Having a real life talented first line left wing in Dustin Penner? Check Anze Kopitar coming alive as a result? Check Continuing to play excellent team defense? Check Drew Doughty looking like a star again? Check Jonathan Quick playing great? Check Jonathan Bernier playing just as well? Check Our head coach Terry Murray and/or powerplay coach Jamie Kompon having a mini lobotomy … [Read more...]
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