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Kings still stuck in their rut after desultory loss to Flames

LOS ANGELES_Maybe it wasn't John Stevens' fault the Los Angeles Kings sat at the bottom of the NHL standings when he was fired last Sunday.

Maybe it wasn't Stevens' fault they lacked passion, a shortcoming that general manager Rob Blake cited as crucial when he let Stevens go and installed Willie Desjardins as the interim coach for the rest of the season.

Maybe the problem was - and still is - that the Kings have become a rudderless team that can't finish and can't maintain the

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