Ziggy Stardust
Master Debater
Great read from James Duthie:
http://www.tsn.ca/talent/duthie-you-don-t-know-darryl-1.101673
Snippet:
http://www.tsn.ca/talent/duthie-you-don-t-know-darryl-1.101673
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"There's a misconception about playing in Los Angeles," he explains. "We play hockey in Los Angeles, but we live in Manhattan Beach which is basically a small town. It's awesome - You can leave the rink and even at night after a game, you can be one minute to the ocean and walk a mile to one of the piers and back. And it's game over, you can start thinking about tomorrow."
Which is what he started doing, just days after winning that second Stanley Cup back in June. Thinking about the 82 tomorrows ahead this season. And possibly a couple months more worth in the spring. Something he believes is a very real possibility with this team. This old-school, hard-ass coach now speaks of his players like a proud father.
"The best part of being with the Los Angeles Kings is being able to coach this group," he says. "It gives me shivers to talk about because they are such an awesome group of athletes that know how to handle...(long Sutter
pause)...life. (Another pause)...And it's cool to see."