Picking up from yesterday, here on Terry Murray’s thoughts on goaltending, particularly on whether he thinks it’s important to establish a No. 1 goalie in training camp and how he feels, in general, about playing young goalies…
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I figured this question/answer was worth its own post because it might generate some discussion. This is where Terry Murray talks about how he would like to see the team play, and I think a good percentage of you will like the answer.
I’ve only transcribed about 30 of the 50 minutes, so there’s plenty more to come, resuming in the morning. Here’s the last part for tonight…
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Toughness seemed to be an area of great concerned in terms of the Kings, and Terry Murray talks about it here, in terms of his emphasis on having a well-conditioned team and the importance of having a team that doesn’t allow itself to get pushed around. Here’s what Murray had to say…
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Terry Murray talks here about the number of young players expected to be a part of the Kings’ plans this season, specifically how he intends to evaluate them in training camp and the balance between holding them accountable but not being too tough on them…
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Here, Terry Murray talks primarily about leadership, how he believes he can turn around the losing culture of the Kings, how he thinks he can help players develop and, perhaps most importantly, how he will go about selecting the team’s captain and assistant captains…
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In this part of the interview, Terry Murray talks about why he chose to pursue the Kings coaching job, one that Dean Lombardi has called the toughest in the league. Murray also talks about what his new players should expect from him when training camp begins next month…
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OK, here’s the first part of today’s interview with Terry Murray, who was gracious with his time and sat down with me for well over an hour. I tried to incorporate as many reader questions/topics as possible, but understand that the questions that were very player-specific will be better answered after the first week of training camp or so.
We’ll start off general here, with Murray talking about what his first month as Kings coach has been like…
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I’ll be heading out soon to talk to Terry Murray. Thanks to everyone for the great questions. I’ve tried to compile a good cross-section of them and will get to as many as possible. Look for the answers to start popping up this afternoon. Thanks!
In celebrity news…
Rachel Hunter Engaged to Ice-Hockey Player Boyfriend
The rookie tournament, on hiatus last year because of the London trip, has returned, but not in El Segundo and not with four teams. The scaled-down version will include two games between the Kings and the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The games will take place Tuesday, Sept. 16 (6 p.m.) and Wednesday, Sept. 17 (2 p.m.) and are free to the public for anyone who wants to make the drive out there… Rosters will be announced at a later date.
I’m expecting a sit-down interview with new Kings coach Terry Murray in the next couple days. There are some topics I want to address with him, but please suggest your own questions and I’ll get him to comment on some of the more popular topics. Ask away…