The first half of Wednesday’s press conference to announce Darryl Sutter as the new Kings’ coach was largely uneventful. Just your normal, run-of-the-mill presser. Most people in the room were waiting to talk to GM Dean Lombardi once things were over – as he’s always good for a good quote or a hundred. Then, Sutter decided […]
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Making the case for Darryl Sutter as coach of the LA Kings
Life at the top is hard. It doesn’t matter if you’re the CEO of a major corporation, a head coach in the NFL or the GM of the LA Kings. The reason those people get paid big money is to make big decisions. There’s a sign in Dean Lombardi’s office at the Kings training facility […]
Guest Author: A Very Zebra Thanksgiving
On rare occasion, we’ve featured a guest author here on MayorsManor. Today, we present a special Thanksgiving day piece by Scott Coffman. For the last few years he’s been part of The Fourth Period Radio show and in between booking guests, he contributes articles to their magazine as well. With the holidays right around the corner […]
What I’ve learned so far… by Pittsburgh’s James Neal
Like the Penguins’ Steve Sullivan, who was profiled last hour, James Neal is one of the few Pittsburgh players who knows the Kings well. Having played for the Dallas Stars during his first three seasons in the NHL, he became well acquainted with Terry Murray’s hockey club. Another change for Neal since the last time […]
What I’ve learned so far… by LA Kings dman Alec Martinez
Alec Martinez of LA Kings (photo: C. Ikiri) Perhaps if Drew Doughty wasn’t out injured the last two weeks, the play of Alec Martinez would be under more scrutiny. Instead, most of the blueline focus has been on rookie Slava Voynov. It’s not that Martinez has been particularly bad for the Kings. However, coach Terry […]