Now, here's what he had to say about the performance of coach Terry Murray...
Lombardi - "I liked his calmness. I think one of his strengths was when were in that slide there, he kept his composure. I think during that slide, when we slid out of the playoffs, that the necessity of calm and focus was essential. If we had gone the other way, I think that would have been ripe for not getting out of that. So, I think a lot coaches you evaluate at critical moments and I look at the way we came out of that during that period when we had to go into Phoenix and win that game to get on a roll. I thought he was the perfect guy for that situation.
"I think going forward, we're all the same. It's like yesterday's thing - now we write down all the things that we could have done better - including me and Hex (Ron Hextall). And that's the next assignment. We expect players to evaluate themselves and what did we learn from this to do better? So, I think he's capable of doing that. Just like the players have to grow, we all have to grow."
Oh - and for anybody that had a doubt - Terry Murray will be back to coach the LA Kings next season.
Case closed.
As for the power play... well, read what he has to say about that next.
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very young team. Next year watch out!! We are going all the way!! In my opinion I think in the playoffs we be ourselves . Next year everyone will be bringin it !!! Go Kings!!! Thanks for the good times watching!!
ReplyDeleteAlthough DL praises the way TM was able to handle the slump we got into and get the team to bounce back, I don't think DL will let a similar slump unfold like that next year.
ReplyDeleteTM will always pick a Zus or a Poni over a Lokti or a Moller, but our prospect pipeline is filled with smaller players. Even vets with raw offensive talent acquired by DO during the season (Penner, Sturm) were not really able to adapt for various reasons, and the Lokti/Moller just got mismanaged. At some point, DL will need a coach who will allow his prospects to thrive. He can't just get rid of TM yet, but I think TM is on borrowed time. He will need to lead the team through a great regular season and at least the 3rd round of the playoffs next year if he wants to stay more than a year, imho.