Update/going forward

Sorry for the lack of updates in recent days. I had been scrambling in the last couple days to prepare for vacation and neglected to mention that I’d be gone for a while. I still have those interviews to put up, with I will as soon as possible. Over the next 10 days or so, I’m still keeping track of what’s going on with the Kings, but the day-to-day updates will be limited, as they were this time last year, for those who remember. Any news that takes place will still be fully reported here.

From what I understand, the coaching search is making some strong progress and there should be some news fairly soon. The list is quickly getting narrowed.

To be honest though, I’m not really thinking about any of that today. Anyone who has visited the Daily News website today has probably seen that my colleague Matt McHale passed away today at age 50. Matt was my predecessor on the Kings beat, as well as me predecessor as deputy sports editor, but he had health issues for a number of years. It’s impossible to put into words what Matt meant to my career. He was a friend and a mentor. He guided me through so many stories and through some tough times when I questioned whether I should find another line of work. He was patient, generous and such a tremendous writer. When Matt wrote a long feature, I would read every word. The subject didn’t matter, because Matt would make it compelling. I think he took pride in helping young writers, and I will forever owe him a debt of gratitude.

So thanks for indulging me on that. I’ve have another post in a couple minutes talking about a feature that readers can participate in this week. I hope you enjoy…

Facebook Twitter Plusone Digg Reddit Stumbleupon Tumblr Email