Stevens and Nachbaur Fired

[KingsHockey24]

Now we should remove letters from Doughty, Kopitar, and Carter and give them to Brown, Clifford, and Phaneuf.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

That’s Quicks strength, his athleticism. Take that away and he’s just average, maybe.

Yeah but he might be better by being in better position and using that athleticism and explosiveness as a bail out. Not saying go full Carey Price and just sit there but he doesn't have to get himself out of position and then have to get himself back into position to make the insane save.

 

[KINGS17]

Do you think Quick will be able to finish out his contract with all his splits and belly-diving / swimming?

His next time or 2 he's on IR, he will move on to LTIR.

I don't think Quick's contract is Ranford's fault. Ranford has coached several goalies for the Kings. The thing I like about Ranford is he has taken goalies with varying styles and has gotten the most out of each of them.

 

[CanadianKingsFan14]

Well I'd rather have Desjardins then Bylsma. Let's see what he can bring to this Kings team before we start judging. If it doesn't work out it gives Blake more time in the offseason to do more research on our next coach.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Do you think Quick will be able to finish out his contract with all his splits and belly-diving / swimming?

His next time or 2 he's on IR, he will move on to LTIR.

How is any of that Bill Ranford’s fault?

 

[King'sPawn]

I don't think Quick's contract is Ranford's fault. Ranford has coached several goalies for the Kings. The thing I like about Ranford is he has taken goalies with varying styles and has gotten the most out of each of them.

Agree 100%. The results Ranford and Imoo have brought to the organization SHOULD make them the safest members of the organization.

 

[Moses Doughty]

Do you think Quick will be able to finish out his contract with all his splits and belly-diving / swimming?

His next time or 2 he's on IR, he will move on to LTIR.

There's no indication that his groin or knee injuries were caused by any of that-A random injury in practice could be a conditioning issue or just bad luck from prior injuries.

Very few if any goalies can dramatically change their style later in their career with any success-balfour may be the only one and that's because his back was so bad he couldn't not change...would've retired otherwise. At this point the most a coach is going to be able to do is fine-tune and keep him a little more positionally focused than using his world class athleticism, but it's not a guarantee it'll stick

Edit: Look at how many goalies have come through here (coached by Ranford but let's not forget Imoo either). Campbell has had his career reborn in LA, Budaj had one of his best seasons if not best season ever here after being relegated to AHL life. Bernier, Jones, Berube, even Christopher Gibson have all played in the NHL. Kuemper and Scrivens went from afterthoughts to trade assets in LA

 

[theMajor]

Players have gotten the following canned:

Marc Crawford
Terry Murray
Darryl Sutter
Dean Lombardi
John Stevens

I mean, thats usually how it goes, right? you cant fire players

 

[KingsFan7824]

I feel like Blake wishes he could do this to the players on the roster.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Players have gotten the following canned:

Marc Crawford
Terry Murray
Darryl Sutter
Dean Lombardi
John Stevens

Does this mean that Sidney Crosby is a coach mass murderer?

 

[funky]

So this core has now gone through 4 coaches, most notably Kopitar & Brown. Crawford, Murray, Sutter & now Stevens. Time for them to take a look in the mirror I think.

This core has also won two Stanley Cups. I can live with worn out coaches

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Crosby has gone through Ed Olczyk, Michel Therrien, Dan Bylsma, Mike Johnston, and two GMs in Craig Patrick and Ray Shero. Mike Sullivan and Jim Rutherford better watch their backs.

 

[Reclamation Project]

Lol players mad he called them out for playing like ****? So sad.

Pathetic, their delicate egos can’t handle reality - currently one of the worst teams in the league. I’m embarrassed for them, toughen up snowflakes.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Now we should remove letters from Doughty, Kopitar, and Carter and give them to Brown, Clifford, and Phaneuf.

Clifford is going to be shipped out of LA sooner than later

keep the A on Doughty

Brown & Phaneuf i agree

 

[Sol]

I didn't think it's possible for the Kings to hire somebody as bad as Stevens maybe worse, but Blake did. What a farce.

I watched Canucks play a lot under Desjardins and my God, talk about ineptitude.

The God Tier boner he had for his 4th liners. Derek Dorsett on PP and he was on the first line. Obviously the worst player on that roster but my God.

How you botch a fan base wide call for a firing of a coach by hiring a coach thats equal or superior to ineptitude is beyond me.


I hope I'm wrong about everything. But I have lost faith in Blake and Luc. They can f*** off with this hiring.

Jumping ship in November saying that he's gonna be the coach all year regardless is a joke.

If Desjardins is the same man he was in Vancouver then all indications are that management is comfortable throwing away this season in November.


Awful

 

[Sol]

Lol players mad he called them out for playing like ****? So sad.

Also, f*** these players. Entitled playing like shit have a big ego for whatever reason. Those guys need to go. Whoever is mad at Stevens from the Kings for saying that is the one who's comfortable with sucking. I don't care whichever player that is, that's a locker room cancer right there.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Nauchbaur being fired is really the jewel of all this
this man shouldn't be near anything hockey related

 

[mrkolice]

what do you think, how will the players react in next few games? it think it's positive for the group to step together, new coach is not really there yet, and they just got a shock therapy. locker room should also make some decisions right now, very short-term, but highly energetic.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Ovechkin has been through six different head coaches (Hanlon, Boudreau, Hunter, Oates, Trotz, Reirden) and two GMs (McPhee and MacLellan).

Given how long Brown has been here and how many coaches and GMs he’s been through, he must be the absolute worst person in the organization. It’s all his fault.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

I didn't think it's possible for the Kings to hire somebody as bad as Stevens maybe worse, but Blake did. What a farce.

I watched Canucks play a lot under Desjardins and my God, talk about ineptitude.

The God Tier ***** he had for his 4th liners. Derek Dorsett on PP and he was on the first line. Obviously the worst player on that roster but my God.

How you botch a fan base wide call for a firing of a coach by hiring a coach thats equal or superior to ineptitude is beyond me.


I hope I'm wrong about everything. But I have lost faith in Blake and Luc. They can **** off with this hiring.

Jumping ship in November saying that he's gonna be the coach all year regardless is a joke.

If Desjardins is the same man he was in Vancouver then all indications are that management is comfortable throwing away this season in November.


Awful

they probably got insider info about Jack Hughes hitting puberty

 

[Sol]

they probably got insider info about Jack Hughes hitting puberty

"He looks like Patrick Kane, hire Desjardins to ensure tank. If he looks like Kane I'm sure he can play like him right"

 

[KingsHockey24]

Clifford is going to be shipped out of LA sooner than later

keep the A on Doughty

Brown & Phaneuf i agree

Let me know when that happens.

 

[Sol]

Let me know when that happens.

He's in for a surprise when Clifford gets the most ice time in his career from here on out.

 

[Peter James Bond II]

Will be interesting to see what Sturm brings...MAYBE he can also have insight to getting
any unsigned talent? Possible.

Pretty impressive and bring some Euro elements....had a decent NHL career.

Coaching career[edit]


Sturm at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Sturm was named head coach and general manager of the German national team on July 10, 2015.[24] Under his guidance, Germany won the 2015 Deutschland-Cup title.[25] Head coaching his first World Championship in 2016, Sturm led Team Germany to a quarterfinal appearance.[26] In September 2016, Germany won the qualifying tournament for participation in the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.[27] At the 2017 IIHF World Championship, Sturm led the team to another quarter final, falling short to Canada (1-2). Sturm was credited with the progress of the German team, and for the willingness of the German NHL players to represent their country internationally.[28] Under his leadership the German team reached the final at the 2018 Winter Olympics, earning the silver medal.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Clearly getting John Stevens fired was Dustin Brown’s birthday wish.