Firing John Stevens and replacing him with Willie Desjardins was supposed to rekindle the passion that was missing from the Kings’ game this season. Guess what: Maybe it wasn’t Stevens’ fault he couldn’t inspire a team that seems beyond being motivated by a new face and voice behind their bench. They were averaging a league-low 2.15 goals per game when Stevens was fired. They were down to 2.06 goals per game after their 4-1 win in Desjardins’ debut, scoring once in a loss to Minnesota and being shut out for the first time this season. “After a loss like that you feel like you’ve just got to work harder.
What we learned from the Kings' 1-0 loss to the Calgary Flames
