The Kings are very pleased to make a long-term commitment to Alex. He is a very gifted offensive player who, at just 23 years of age, has already made significant contributions to our organization. He has a lot of great years ahead of him and he loves playing in Los Angeles. Our fans will certainly be very happy to see him in a Kings uniform for not only next year but beyond as well.

You used to need a high school degree to get a decent job, but now that's changed to a (post-secondary) degree or trades ticket. Perhaps we have to change our perspective and funding to meet that new requirement.

A great win for us. But we have to come around and play everybody again, and everybody will be looking for us.

The Kings would like to thank Andy Murray for his loyalty and dedication to our franchise over the last seven years. Ultimately, I have not been happy with the direction our hockey team has been going, and without making a change now, I didn't see that direction changing.

That's definitely a top-down (thing). It's an overall vibe that flows through the whole place.

The attraction for us is first of all Pavol is a very good person and he's been an excellent player, been a very consistent offensive performer in the National Hockey League. He's got a tremendous amount of experience. We feel that he'll also bring an element of leadership particularly for the younger players on our team.

It's a little odd that we're nine games over .500 and we're making a coaching change, but we do have high expectations for our team. We know we have to play better down the stretch.

I truly believe that the culture we've generated in the past 50 years positions us for a bright future.

A lot of other places I've worked at are incredibly ego-driven.

They've been away a long time, and their bodies need to get used to playing again.