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Robinson Likes Upbeat Attitude

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After 18 games a year ago, the Kings were riding high with an 8-5-5 record before collapsing and missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season. This season, the Kings are 8-7-3, and Coach Larry Robinson is more optimistic than he was last year.

“We had guys who looked like they didn’t want to be here,” said Robinson about last season’s team, which included several veterans no longer with the team. “We had a lot of guys playing our system, but they weren’t committed to the system.”

This season’s team is different in that not only are the players working better with each other during games but also in practice.

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“We had guys who were happy last year but I don’t know if it was true happiness,” Robinson said. “We’re so much more upbeat now. More sincere. Last year, we had guys who couldn’t wait until practice was over before they all took off in different ways. . . . This year, the guys truly enjoy each other.”

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The Kings leave for Chicago today and will play the Blackhawks on Sunday at noon in the first game of a three-game trip.

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