Kings look to `rally’ collectively

The Kings are expected to have a full morning skate today, but it won’t be until tonight that we learn exactly how they will rebound from their Game 4 loss. Asked if a little adversity might be good for the team, captain Dustin Brown pointed back to the regular season, which included a mid-season coaching change and a late-season fight simply to make the playoffs, and said that would help the Kings, in terms of mental strength, rebound from a playoff loss.

BROWN: “I think this team has handled adversity pretty well all year, considering the type of year we had. This time of year, it’s about sticking together. We lost one game, so it’s a matter of rebounding. … We’ve worked really hard to give ourselves this advantage early in the season. We let an opportunity slip by, by not capitalizing, being on home ice. Now it’s up to guys to rally their own games and really collectively, to go into Phoenix with the attitude that we’re coming out of there with a win.’’

Asked if the Phoenix Coyotes did anything different in Game 4, Sutter used a word that he often uses with his own team: structure. The Kings and Coyotes are similar in the sense that they both have a well-defined structure, a way they like to play, and when they do it correctly, they’re tough.

SUTTER: “They’re a structured, sound team. The four teams that are still playing, they’re very structured teams. If you understand the game, the Xs and Os, you understand that leads are better because of structure. Teams play disciplined. It’s a lot easier to play with a lead because you can play as a team better, always. What was Michael Jordan’s famous  line? `Structure gets me to the fourth quarter, and then I take over.’’