-Vintage Canuck- Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Quote The LA Kings have relieved John Stevens of his head coaching duties and Willie Desjardins has been named the new Kings head coach, Kings Vice President and General Manager Rob Blake announced today. "This is a critical time in our season and our results to date have fallen well below our expectations. With that in mind, this was a difficult decision but one we feel was necessary," said Blake. "We have a great deal of respect and appreciation for John's time with our organization. He was a key part of our past success, and we have tremendous gratitude for his many contributions." In addition, Don Nachbaur, who joined the Kings as an assistant coach prior to last season, has been relieved of his duties. His replacement behind the Kings bench will be former Kings player Marco Sturm, who is currently the Head Coach and General Manager of the German National Team. "We appreciate everything Don has done as a member of the Kings coaching staff, and wish him the best moving forward," Blake said. Desjardins has 20-plus years of coaching experience. In the NHL he served as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks for three seasons (from 2014-17). He also served as associate head coach with the Dallas Stars for two seasons (2010-12). A native of Climax, Saskatoon, Desjardins is 61 years old. He is officially the 25th different coach in Kings history. Sturm is a native of Germany who appeared in 938 NHL games during his playing career that spanned over 14 seasons. He registered 487 total points during his career (242-245=487), a career plus-59 rating and 446 penalty minutes. The Kings continue their seven-game homestand on Tuesday when the club hosts the Ducks. The game will be broadcast on FOX Sports West, the FOX Sports App and the LA Kings Audio Network. The Kings had a scheduled day off today. https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 No surprise. The Kings are looking for scapegoat for all of their problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Didn't they just score 2 shorthanded goals on 1 PK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 The Kings are old, slow, and injured. Dustin Brown is an albatross. Quick can't stay healthy. Kovalchuk and Doughty are the only bright spots but they're aging rapidly. Even there "bright young star" Alex Iafallo is 24. Rob Blake has his work cut out for him but this team, much like the Blackhawks, has a few years of pain ahead of them. Won't be surprised if LA stays near the bottom of the standings for most of the year. That team is not a playoff team despite most of the players past accomplishments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, Jaku said: No surprise. The Kings are looking for scapegoat for all of their problems. According to their fans, the coach was the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 1 minute ago, Xbox said: According to their fans, the coach was the problem. Fair enough. He could be. I'm just going to say the team sucks. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 Willie Desjardins named interim head coach of the Kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 CDC is going to have a field day with this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squamfan Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Just now, Brad Marchand said: CDC is going to have a field day with this one: lol, here comes megna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squamfan Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 REAL GOOOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleThorn Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Just now, -Vintage Canuck- said: Willie Desjardins named interim head coach of the Kings. Here's hoping WD does well. It would be nice to shut the negative ninjas and trolls up ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazin! Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, SingleThorn said: Here's hoping WD does well. It would be nice to shut the negative ninjas and trolls up ! Kings are in our division! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 good for Willie, good luck to him...will be fun beating them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Nvmd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City-in-state-of-emergency Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Chaput and Megna set to come over to anchor the top line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 I don't think coaching's their problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucksfollower1983 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 55 minutes ago, City-in-state-of-emergency said: Chaput and Megna set to come over to anchor the top line Don't forget about Linden Vey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City-in-state-of-emergency Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 1 minute ago, -AJ- said: I don't think coaching's their problem. It is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, Nucksfollower1983 said: Don't forget about Linden Vey This paves the way for Linden Vey's LA Kings return! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 so Willie is now a two time NHL head coach. Wonder if those Team's Gms know a bit more about hockey than many CDC posters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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