No stirring intermission speeches from Kings' Sutter

LA Kings Insider reflects on the five-goal, third period eruption from the Kings against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, transitioning to the subject of head coach Darryl Sutter and how he might inspire his charges in the intermission.

“Quite honest, you hear about all these big speeches that coaches make and all that. You know what? The players are getting the —- beat out of them,” Sutter said. “They’re sweating and bleeding, and they don’t need, quite honest, all that. They don’t need some coach coming in there yelling and hollering. I don’t get that. That’s not me. I don’t do that. If there’s something to be said, I think it’s honest and the truth and you get it out. If it’s something that helps ‘em out during the game, that’s it. There’s not some great rallying cry between periods. You don’t get that far into the season – you trust what they’re doing. There’s that group of guys, and you trust what they’re doing. If you have to reinforce something, reinforce it. If not, stay out of their way.”

Source: Jon Rosen, LA Kings Insider