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Darryl Sutter named advisor to Ducks coaching staff

Jon RosenJuly 2, 20190 Comments

Didn't expect to see this news today! NEWS: Executive Vice President and General Manager Bob Murray announces Darryl Sutter joins our organization as advisor to the coaching staff.https://t.co/FjbV8Sl4Pq— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) July 2, 2019 The ability to rely on Darryl Sutter'... Full Story

Phaneuf tells terrific stories, leans into nostalgia prior to 1,000th game

Jon RosenNovember 17, 20180 Comments

Awards14 min read

Doug Pensinger/Getty ImagesWhen the lineups are submitted at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday, Dion Phaneuf will officially be credited with his 1,000th NHL game, becoming the 326th player in NHL history to reach the silver stick milestone. The LA Kings will honor Phaneuf prior to Wednesday’s game ... Full Story

January 2 morning skate notes: Lineups; Sutter; Jokinen; Muzzin; much, much more

Jon RosenJanuary 2, 20180 Comments

Advanced StatsMorning Skate Notes15 min read

Good afternoon from Edmonton, Insiders. The Kings skated at Rogers Place at 11:30 a.m. and aligned as such: Pearson-Kopitar-Brown Gaborik-Kempe-Toffoli Clifford-Shore-Lewis Iafallo-Mitchell-Jokinen Andreoff-Brodzinski Muzzin-Doughty MacDermid-Martinez Forbort-Gravel Fantenberg-(Folin) ... Full Story

Bob Miller wins Governors Award; FSW off-season special; Jim Paek, more

Jon RosenJuly 24, 20170 Comments

AlumniAwardsRadio and Television3 min read

L.A. AREA EMMYS. Bob Miller was presented with the Governors Award during the L.A. Area Emmys Saturday night. The full ceremony is embedded below; for the beginning of Luc Robitaille's introduction, jump to 1:09:40 on the YouTube player. It's followed by a nice tribute video put together by Jack Wil... Full Story

Odds and ends: Pionk, Sutter, Vegas

Jon RosenApril 27, 20170 Comments

Contracts and FinancesNHL News6 min read

DOWN TO TWO? I shared on Twitter yesterday that Minnesota-Duluth defenseman Neal Pionk, the 21-year-old college free agent who decided to turn pro after his sophomore season, was down to a small handful of teams he was considering signing with, and one of them was the Kings. Then, today: @PuckinH... Full Story

How might the use of analytics evolve under Blake and Stevens?

Jon RosenApril 26, 20170 Comments

Advanced Stats8 min read

Darryl Sutter’s gruff exterior, his English pocked by uneven grammar, and even his unique agricultural background led many to place labels on him that weren’t necessarily accurate. While there may have been the outside assumption that he was resistant to change in hockey, he still understood the imp... Full Story

No rush with assistants; Stevens, Sutter have “gotten together lots of times”

Jon RosenApril 24, 20170 Comments

CoachingVideo3 min read

With John Stevens’ services locked up, one of the ongoing considerations Rob Blake and company will shift their focus to will be the hiring of assistant coaches. That is, of course, on top of planning for the expansion draft, the NHL draft, meeting with pro and amateur scouts, working towards con... Full Story

Lombardi, Sutter let go; Robitaille, Blake promoted

Jon RosenApril 10, 20170 Comments

Uncategorized10 min read

Two figures chiefly responsible for building an environment, amassing players and cultivating a style of play that resulted in two Stanley Cups were let go by the Kings on Monday as an AEG announcement revealed that President and General Manager Dean Lombardi and Head Coach Darryl Sutter "have been ... Full Story

April 9 postgame quotes: Darryl Sutter

Jon RosenApril 9, 20170 Comments

Postgame quotes1 min read

On his reflections of a team that battled through challenges but did not make the playoffs: We hung in there. I’ve said that lots. The bottom line is we didn’t score enough goals this year. I think we were, what were we, 25 goals off our last two years. Goal scoring, we just didn’t have enough in o... Full Story

April 8 postgame quotes: Darryl Sutter

Jon RosenApril 8, 20170 Comments

Postgame quotes1 min read

Opening statement: 44? Good for him. What does Bob say when you win? Is there a word he says or something he says? Would’ve liked to know what it was, or if he had one, because I would’ve said it. On playing for pride: I think it says something about the leadership of our team – Quick, and B... Full Story

April 6 postgame quotes: Darryl Sutter

Jon RosenApril 6, 20170 Comments

Postgame quotes2 min read

On what allowed Calgary to surge ahead in the second period: I think our young guys had good energy and pretty good execution in the first period. I thought some of our older players really struggled with that, and that’s a little bit of probably end of the season for them. Just before Wideman came... Full Story

April 6 morning skate notes: Darryl Sutter; Jon Bradley photographs

Jon RosenApril 6, 20170 Comments

Morning Skate QuotesPhotography3 min read

On his assessment of Nick Shore’s line from Tuesday’s game: I think they had a rough first period and really good second and third periods I don’t know – you’d have to ask them about it. They’ve played together lots, and last year King and Shore and Lewis was supposed to replace the Jarret Stoll l... Full Story

April 5 notes: Nolan doesn’t skate, and Sutter doesn’t seem pleased

Jon RosenApril 6, 20170 Comments

InjuriesMorning Skate NotesPhotography4 min read

Good afternoon to you, Insiders. The Los Angeles Kings face the Calgary Flames at 7:30 p.m. this evening (FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / KABC 790 / I Heart Radio) in the final game to be broadcast by Ralph Strangis this season. Here's a stick tap to Ralph, a wonderful addition to the Kings' broad... Full Story