Knock, knock ... it’s your former coach!

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The Kings’ game against the Calgary Flames is the second half of today’s scheduled Hockey Night in Canada doubleheader, and the CBC decided to promote it before the first telecast, which features the New York Rangers at the Toronto Maple Leafs.

So our friends at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation sent two announcers over to Staples Center early in the afternoon to preview the game, but the duo ran into a wee bit of trouble.

Announcer Scott Oake said he and his broadcast partner had wanted to broadcast from outdoors but were hit by a rain shower, which forced them indoors. Then he said they tried for half an hour to get in, but no one would admit them into the building.

The other announcer was Marc Crawford (pictured at right), the former Kings coach who was dismissed last summer. He said there were times last season when he had trouble getting into the building, too.

At least he had a sense of humor about it. . . .

-- Helene Elliott