Jun 10 2008
Los Angeles Kings To Pursue Fictional Head Coach
Tags: Emilio Estevez, Los Angeles Kings, Marc Crawford
Hot off the presses! The Los Angeles Kings just fired their head coach, Marc Crawford! Kings fans rejoice!
Yes, this was probably a long time coming, as things just weren’t working out between Crawford’s system and the youngsters in L.A. - but now that the situation has presented itself to select an able and fitting coach, where does one look?
The likes of John Tortorella, Joel Quenneville, Dave Lewis, and even the longshot Barry Melrose are all out there.
However, I bring someone even better than Barry or even his mullet into the spotlight: Coach Gordon Bombay.
Yes that’s right. We pay Emilio Estevez to play the role full-time and coach an actual NHL team.
Estevez was the face of the Anaheim (Mighty) Ducks franchise for many of their early years, so Kings fans may shriek “BLASPHEMY!” at anything quack-related. But hear me out…
The Ducks DID go on to win the Stanley Cup, something the Kings have not yet done. Perhaps he is a good luck charm.
Bombay has big game experience, taking out the Hawks in a title game and leading Team USA against Team Iceland in the Junior Goodwill Games. This experience will be key in trying to knock off the San Jose Sharks and the Dallas Stars in the Pacific Division.
Furthermore, Coach Bombay was clearly good with youngsters like Charlie Conway and Greg Goldberg. He even managed to get the speedy Luis Mendoza to stop properly in D2. What’s to tell you he can’t get the most out of the Kings young players and develop them soundly?
He’s typecast in the role anyways, so why not embrace it? You wrote/directed the historical drama Bobby, but besides that, what have you done with yourself lately, Emilio?
We need you and you need us. Let’s do this thing.
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The best thing Coach Bombay ever did was invent the ultimate coaches shoe, the nike loafer with air support. I would have bought a few pairs.
Those nike loafers were awesome!!
The Kings have become such a sad sack franchise because of their ownership…they almost view hockey as just being “there”. So a move for Bombay would actually be a considerable improvement. They are made for each other.
Hiring Coach Bombay/Estevez would also add a lot of name recognition to the team outside of actual hockey fans.
Watching those movies when I was younger, it was really surprising how many kids liked them but had no clue what hockey was actually like and about. They just enjoyed the movies because they made it seem cool and fun, which it is of course.
Anyway, this name recognition will be a financial windfall for the Kings and the NHL as a whole.
The combination of the financial benefits, as well as Coach Bombay/Estevez’s superior coaching abilities make him an obvious choice.
Great article by the way.