Time For Kings To Put It All Together

Part one of Gann Matsuda’s exclusive interview with Kings head coach Terry Murray. Really good stuff from Gann that’s a must read for Kings fans.

LOS ANGELES — With the Stanley Cup Finals in full swing, it has now been close to two months since the 2008-09 season ended for the Los Angeles Kings, who missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. Over that period. Kings head coach Terry Murray has certainly had time to reflect on his first season with the team, especially their improved defensive play.

Indeed, when Murray took the reins of the Kings, one of the first things he said when he was introduced at a press conference in July, 2008 was that the Kings needed to cut down on goals against and it was clear from day one of training camp that defense and checking would be emphasized.

“That was the main focus coming into the first day of training camp when we met as a big group,” said Murray. “I talked to the players about the focus of the training camp and the priority was to cut back on scoring chances and cut back on goals against. The players gave tremendous focus and commitment to that.”

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