Newly appointed Kings Coach Darryl Sutter is said to be a man of few words.

How about … no words?

Joking aside, that's the way it has been, at least publicly, for almost a year after Sutter stepped down as the Calgary Flames general manager three days after Christmas in 2010.

The end of the silent days, and nights, comes a few days before this Christmas. Sutter, who is replacing the recently fired Terry Murray, will conduct his first practice as the Kings' head coach Wednesday morning, followed by a news conference in the afternoon in El Segundo.

On Tuesday, the Kings made the expected hiring official, having signed him to a multiyear contract. His first game behind the Kings bench will be Thursday at Read Full Article »

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