Murray talks Ducks
Here's what Terry Murray had to say about the prospect of preparing his team for the first of six games against the Ducks, tomorrow night at Staples Center...
``There's always special attention to the Ducks. They're another one of those teams in this division that has an opportunity to win the Stanley Cup. You've got to do the right things. You've got to make sure that you're having pucks in right positions on the ice and not giving them opportunities to use their speed, especially a guy like Selanne. You have to make Niedermayer go back, and make Pronger go back 200 feet every time, if you can. We can talk about what we need to do against the opposition, but right now with this young hockey club, I've got to keep the focus on who we are, what we're doing and where we're at, and what we have to continually work on to improve our game. We talk a bit about the opposition, but most of the focus is on us.''
About the bloggers
Rich Hammond has covered the Kings, on a full-time or part-time basis, since the 2000-01 season. He was the beat writer for the entire John Torchetti era and has witnessed Bob Miller singing country music in a Nashville honky-tonk bar. A native of Los Angeles, Rich has worked at the Daily News since 1999 and also serves as the paper's deputy sports editor. E-mail Rich at rich.hammond@dailynews.com.
Jill Painter joined the Daily News in 2000 and during the last eight years she's covered the Dodgers, Cal State Northridge, UCLA, Kings, golf and everything in between. Even though she's from Colorado, she still freezes in the Staples Center press box but always manages to thaw her fingers in time to make deadline. E-mail Jill at jill.painter@dailynews.com.
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