Posts About "Darryl Sutter"
Rangers' Next Coach: 5 Best Candidates
May 2nd, 2018 One of the biggest mysteries in the NHL is identifying who is the best candidate for the New York Rangers coaching job. The silence is deafening as the Rangers are keeping their preferences close to the vest. The press is having trouble confirming who is under consideration, but the consensus can agree that a fresh voice is needed...
History Repeats With Gulutzan Firing
April 19th, 2018 On Tuesday afternoon, just 10 days following the completion of a disappointing season, the Calgary Flames parted ways with head coach Glen Gulutzan and his two assistant coaches. The change in coaching directions come on the heels of a disappointing season where Flames management, ownership and fans had sky-high expectations that were...
Flames Potential Gulutzan Replacements
April 18th, 2018 It was only a matter of time. The Calgary Flames relieved Glen Gulutzan of his head coaching duties on Tuesday, a move many were expecting. In addition to Gulutzan, assistant coaches Dave Cameron and Paul Jerrard were also let go. Was Gulutzan fully to blame for the failed 2017-18 season of the Flames? Absolutely not. In fact, he was...
Underappreciated Stajan Hits Milestone
March 21st, 2018 The world of sports is often a world of "what have you done for me lately?" Big trades are often followed by big regrets, and quite often players brought over in big swaps are the subject of doubts, criticisms and even resentment from fans and management alike. Matt Stajan joined the Calgary Flames in January 2010 as part of the...
Kings or Jacks? The Statistics Are Telling
April 4th, 2017 In my previous post, I proposed a few questions to the Los Angeles Kings fan base; primarily whether Darryl Sutter or Dean Lombardi, or maybe both, are to blame for the team’s struggles the past few years. The Kings might have been officially eliminated from playoff contention after Sunday night’s loss to the Arizona Coyotes, but...
Should King Sutter Be Dethroned?
March 29th, 2017 Whether or not to dethrone head coach Darryl Sutter is the question Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi must be asking with seven games left in the season and the Kings sitting 11 points back of the St. Louis Blues for the second wildcard spot in the Western Conference. The Kings begin a three-game Western Canada road trip...
King Sutter: Part One
February 27th, 2017 Los Angeles Kings head coach Darryl Sutter got his second chance at capturing the record for most all-time wins by a coach in team history when the Kings faced the Anaheim Ducks at Staples Center on Saturday afternoon. After coming up short in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Thursday, the Kings' contest against the Ducks marked...
Kings' Wish List for Long Road Trip
December 13th, 2016 Beginning with tonight's game against the Buffalo Sabres, the Los Angeles Kings will embark on a season-long nine-game road trip, starting in the east and working their way westward. It could be a make-or-break swing, as at 14-11-2 as of this writing, the Kings are fifth in the Pacific Division and in a dogfight for a wild card spot. A...
Chronic Challenges Looming for Kings - Part 2
October 18th, 2016 Commentators have speculated the Los Angeles Kings’ puck-possession style is out-of-date. Others say they're too big, too slow and too defensive. In part one of this article, I talked about the Kings’ vulnerability to the penalty kill and how their high number of penalties contradict their puck-possession identity. How can they...
It's Tanner Pearson's Time to Shine
October 2nd, 2016 With all the chatter over the departure of Milan Lucic to Edmonton this summer, pundits have speculated over what the Kings can do to replace his production. Let's face it — never an offensive juggernaut to begin with, the team's addition of Ted Purcell and a few other pieces just doesn't seem like enough. However, to use a...
The NHL/College Football Coach Matching Game
September 10th, 2016 Congratulations fellow sports fans, we’ve made it through another summer slumber. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the subtle nuances of baseball and Alex Rodriguez’ fall from grace as much as the next guy, but the real sports busy season is upon us. College football has returned, the first NFL Sunday is up next, followed by the...
Los Angeles Kings 2016-17 Season Preview
August 10th, 2016 With their significant (more on that word later on) off-season moves in the rear-view mirror and training camp slated to begin in just over a month, it's time to take a look at the probable fortunes of the Los Angeles Kings for the upcoming NHL season. Before we begin, let's state the obvious: the Kings are a solid team still in the...
5 Offseason Moves Likely to Pay off for the Kings
July 19th, 2016 Summer. For hockey fans, it always seems like an eternity between the end of the last season and the beginning of the next. Case in point: it's barely been thirty days since the Penguins hoisted the 2015-16 Cup, and not only does it seem like a distant memory to non-Pens fans, but the upcoming season is still nearly three months...
