Boudreau on Detroit going East: ‘Get them out as quick as possible’
Feb 27, 2013, 9:45 PM EDT
AP Bruce Boudreau is doing a great job coaching the Anaheim Ducks this season. As it turns out, he’s still good for a funny one-line or two.
When the OC Register asked about the Detroit Red Wings realigning to the equivalent of the Eastern Conference, Boudreau provided these comments:
“They shouldn’t be in the West,” Boudreau said. “Get them out as quick as possible, by the way. I can tell you a couple of teams. They should be with Chicago. Chicago should be in the East too.
“Who else? I think the Kings could go there, just for some travel.”
Naturally, he was joking – especially about Los Angeles – but Boudreau followed that up with a more serious take on the proposal.
“It really helps out a lot of teams,” Boudreau said. “It keeps you in the same time zone for the most part. I know for a guy who was out east and came to the west, I found it quite taxing to keep going through time zones.
“There’s teams that it’s definitely going to help. You look at Winnipeg and you look at Dallas and Columbus. Detroit. I think they’re all going to help them. I think it’s going to create even greater rivalries amongst teams.”
Even if those pesky Kings stick around.
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- esracerx46 - Feb 27, 2013 at 9:54 PM
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Winnipeg, Detroit,Columbus….i get it. But Dallas…. not really sure why it helps them so much.
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- hockeydon10 - Feb 28, 2013 at 8:10 AM
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They’ll be moving from the Pacific division to the Midwest division. They would be playing division rivals in their own time zone, or one time zone away. That’s how it helps them.
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- geo91 - Feb 27, 2013 at 11:24 PM
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Glad to still see teams not wanting to play Detroit, always good to hear
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- blomfeld - Feb 27, 2013 at 11:44 PM
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“Even if those pesky Kings stick around” ?
News Flash: Full marks to Boudreau for telling it like it is … and the LA Kings aren’t going anywhere, apart from again climbing the staircase to supreme and righteous total victory !
GO KINGS GO !!! … TODAY, TOMORROW AND FOREVER !!!!!!
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- freneticgarfieldfan - Feb 28, 2013 at 3:36 AM
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What, no Elvis video?
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- blomfeld - Feb 28, 2013 at 6:20 PM
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Sorry about that friend …
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- obnoxiousDCfan - Feb 28, 2013 at 6:48 AM
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I’m really starting to miss Gabby over here on in DC…
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- ironyisadeadscene - Feb 28, 2013 at 7:26 AM
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I wasn’t a big fan of Boudreau when with the Caps but i find him rather enjoyable in small doses in anaheim.
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- kingsforever - Feb 28, 2013 at 8:13 PM
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Boudreau used to coach the Manchester Monarchs, the Kings AHL affiliate. He knows are good the Kings are.
