Fire Hiller!

Hiller has done a great job so far with the mix and match line combos. I was thinking Todd should switch Laf and Byfield and Hiller has tried that along with a ton of other things. I like that he's used a blender with the line combos. And I love starting the OT with Danault and Moore rather than the usual Kopi-Kempe pairing.
He's pushed all the right buttons so far, particularly with PLD. The whole "the Kings have a chart for him where he gets points for doing things on the ice" seems like something more atuned to elementary school rather than millionaire pro athletes, but there is no arguing with the results.
 
Considering the wild volatility this team has already had this season, going with an approach that could be volatile (4-0 shutout to 7-0 loss) doesn't really matter if they get to the aggregate they need. If Hiller helms this to over 100 points you have to feel that they will enter the playoffs with the expectations we had at the beginning of the season.
 
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