KINGS NOTEBOOK: GOING BACK TO BASICS AT PRACTICE.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and - The Kings did more listening than skating skating: see ice skating; ice dancing; roller skating. skating Sport in which bladelike runners or sets of wheels attached to shoes are used for gliding on ice or on surfaces other than ice. Friday, the product of two poor games but only one defeat. Unhappy with his team's play in Wednesday's victory over Dallas and Thursday's loss to Phoenix, coach Andy Murray held a lengthy meeting before practice, which he described as a ``return-to-basics'' talk. ``We weren't enamored en·am·or tr.v. en·am·ored, en·am·or·ing, en·am·ors To inspire with love; captivate: was enamored of the beautiful dancer; were enamored with the charming island. with our game in Dallas. I think we made a lot of mistakes that caught up with us in Phoenix,'' Murray said. ``We didn't execute, we didn't battle for pucks, we didn't skate skate, fish: see ray. skate Any of nine genera (suborder Rajoidea) of rounded to diamond-shaped rays. These bottom-dwellers are found from tropical to near-Arctic waters and from the shallows to depths of more than 9,000 ft (2,700 m). hard, we didn't work hard in the neutral zone... It gave us some reasons to have a long discussion. ``We haven't had that many heart-to-hearts, but we needed to have one (Friday).'' The stern message apparently was well received by the players, who took to the ice for practice with grim faces but responded with a brief but energetic skate. The timing of the talk also might be important. The Kings remain atop the Pacific Division but face games against Nashville and Detroit, teams with a combined 20-3-3 record. --No change: Jason LaBarbera Jason LaBarbera (born January 18, 1980 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays goalie for the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. , who was pulled from Thursday's loss after he allowed four goals in two periods, will start in goal for the Kings this afternoon. ``It's good to know (Murray) has the confidence to throw me back in there,'' LaBarbera said. Rich Hammond, (818) 713-3611 rich.hammond(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: KINGS vs. NASHVILLE - Rich Hammond |
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