Kings’ bad loss exposes myriad problems
Posted by TheHockeyGuy on October 6th, 2009
It’s understandable that Kings defenseman Alec Martinez was nervous in his NHL debut Saturday against Phoenix.
It’s beyond comprehension why franchise defenseman Drew Doughty played the worst game of his NHL career and the team imploded in a season-opening 6-3 loss at Staples Center.
Coach Terry Murray said Sunday he might replace Martinez with Peter Harrold on Tuesday against San Jose because he didn’t like the defense pairings and “passes that were bobbled and kind of end up being soft plays that were turnovers coming back at us.” Or he might continue to mix the pairs, as he did in mid-game.
Fixing the other problems could be more difficult.
Murray on Sunday had players practice battling along the boards and generating offense in five-on-five situations. The Kings were one of the NHL’s weakest five-on-five teams last season and repeated that Saturday, when they sustained no five-on-five pressure and scored only on power plays.
Click here to read the full article – By Helene Elliot of Los Angeles Times
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