The fans were hard on the Kings.
Then Melrose said, "The fans were too kind to us."
Then he was even harder on the Kings.
"We talk about making the playoffs and we haven't got
one player who wants to make the playoffs," the coach said, seething.
Guess those Anthony Robbins courses haven't helped.
The only real reason to attend a King game these days is to pay respects to King Wayne himself, the deserving Wayne Gretzky, as he waits and waits and waits for a shot at breaking Gordie Howe's goal record so he can get out of the limelight and on with his life. I have to give Gretzky all the credit in the world for all of his quiet candor--he agreed with every word Melrose said--and the gentle stabs at good humor he made after hearing his own teammates booed at the Forum as though they were all in town visiting from Edmonton.
Gretzky said, "There's absolutely no reason and no excuse for not being sharp and not being ready to play."