No Coaching Change Coming in Los Angeles, Not Yet
Dennis Bernstein and Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period joined Steve Kouleas on Thursday’s Power Play show on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio. There, Bernstein discussed the situation surrounding the Los Angeles Kings and head coach Jim Hiller.
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Steve Kouleas: “The Kings. Are they worried about making the playoffs? Where are they in their last 20 games? In your mind? And there’s rum, there’s a lot of new coaches, we won’t talk about them all.”
Dennis Bernstein: “I’m going to do my TED talk now. You’re going to give me a few minutes to the Kings.”
Kouleas: “Go ahead”
Bernstein: “Okay, let’s start with Jim Hiller. And since we’re in Vegas, okay, I’m not going to take the 4/1 odds that Jim Hiller will be the next coach fired. Why? I don’t see anything happening in terms of his position behind the bench at this point in the season Koul.
36 regular games left. The bottom would have to come out of the King’s season. What do I mean by that? Long-term loss of control games to be terminated. Yes, they are double digits, running back from last season, and their play is almost exactly the same as last season’s Calgary Flames.
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Listen to me this time. Both cases are 29. The team MVP is the goalkeeper. Dustin Wolf last year, this year, Darcy Kuemper and all the overtime losses. Calgary tied for the league lead last year, the Kings are second to Vegas, but you can count on the other hand, the number of games they have been out of.
They were competing against top teams. At night, they lost more time in Vegas. So not being able to make plays late in games, that’s the thread in these losses, both in regulation and general.
Now, Hiller did nothing better after the game with the media on Friday, on Monday, he entered the room when the team lost 11 of 16, and said, We are playing well. What he should have said is that we are playing well but we need to play better especially offensively.
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So even though he’s safe, I think in the regular season, I think his playing time will be measured and combined with the results of the season. I can’t see him coming back if the team misses the playoffs, and even another first round pick might not make it there. I can talk about Ken Holland. I can also talk about the team.”
NHLRumors.com Note: In addition, Dennis Bernstein highlights the signing of Ken Holland and the failure of previous management to push the Los Angeles Kings forward in terms of their young players and depth within the organization. Failing to sign Vladislav Gavrikov last season and letting him go even though things were good. He didn’t play Jordan Spence enough. He’s like Brandt Clarke this season. Therefore, unless the Kings continue to lose, Hiller will be tested again at the end of the season.
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