BREAKING: Western Conference Team Fires Their Head Coach
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Tom Banks
February 2, 2024 (11:40)
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Early in the season, the Los Angeles Kings looked on track to compete for the Pacific Division title, but since that point, it's all seemingly fallen apart.
Kings part ways with Todd McLellan
On Friday, the Los Angeles Kings officially parted ways with McLellan, naming Jim Miller interim Head Coach for the remainder of the year.
BREAKING: #LAKings Fire Todd McLellan and name Jim Hiller head coach for rest of season
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This comes off the back of the team picking up just three wins in their final 17 games before the All-Star break, and with a roster that should be competing with Vancouver, Vegas and Edmonton, this is a move that makes complete sense.
The Kings still have a shot at the Wild Card, and with a team this talented seeing an incredible year in net from a veteran duo, if they can turn things around with Miller in charge, things could be very interesting the rest of the way.
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2 FEVRIER | 640 ANSWERS BREAKING: Western Conference Team Fires Their Head Coach Will the Kings make the playoffs in 2023-24? |
Yes | 303 | 47.3 % |
No | 337 | 52.7 % |
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