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 For seven years, he coached against the Kings when he was with
Western Conference rival Vancouver.
With that knowledge, Vigneault's Rangers will try to rebound from
Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals - the Kings came from behind to
win 3-2 in overtime - when they take the ice at Staples Center on
Saturday.
"Let me put it another way: We need to find a way to play to our
strengths," he said. "They're probably the best opponent we've met.
For us to win, we're going to have to find a way to play to our
strengths. Speed is definitely one of them."
Kings defenseman Robyn Regehr, who has been out for a month with a
knee injury, is expected to be back in the lineup for Game Two.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins announced the firing of coach Dan Bylsma on
Friday, the same day it named Jim Rutherford as general manager.
The Penguins fired general manager Ray Shero after being eliminated
from the playoffs, deciding to hold on to Bylsma and leave it up to
the new GM to decide on the coach's future.
Rutherford decided to part with Bylsma.
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The Calgary Flames named Craig Conroy and Brad Pascall as the
team's assistant general managers.
Conroy, 42, played more than 1,000 NHL games for the Flames, Los
Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues. He retired in 2011 .
Pascall, 43, has spent nearly two decades with Hockey Canada,
including most recently as vice-president of hockey operations.
(Editing by Gene Cherry)
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