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New coach, same problems

By By Jim Wilkie
NHL Insider

Monday, March 1, 2004

Mike Kitchen took over as head coach of the St. Louis Blues with 21 games remaining, so he doesn't have much time to introduce drastic changes. Kitchen served nearly six seasons as an assistant to Joel Quenneville, who was fired Feb. 24 after more than six seasons as the Blues coach. The two are close friends and share similar philosophies, so Kitchen doesn't have the inclination to introduce radical changes in an attempt to save the Blues' season. "Joel and I go way back. We played together," ...

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