from Helene Elliott of the LA Times,

With the Kings out of the playoffs and time on his hands, Darryl Sutter had an unusually productive summer on his farm in Canada.

"It was funny being home that long," he said.

With the sting of another Game 7 playoff loss sharpening each time that friends told Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau his team had given the Chicago Blackhawks a good fight in the Western Conference final, Boudreau had a short but aggravating summer.

"It goes from being OK, once you've decompressed and thinking that it's a good year, to thinking you don't get that many chances to win the Cup and hopefully that wasn't our last chance," he said.

As the Kings and Ducks gear up for their first on-ice training camp sessions Friday — the Kings at Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo and the Ducks at Anaheim Ice — both coaches have their eyes on the prize and on each other.

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