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New Kings coach Todd McLellan looks to unlock the door to success

Behind the door that keeps out the noise and cool air and leads to the Kings' locker room at their practice rink, Todd McLellan bounced around like a new student on a college campus.

The sight of him in a Kings T-shirt might seem odd at first, but there was no ambiguity with his energy. The first-year Kings coach can't get enough done in his new surroundings, although he sometimes needs directions.

"It is still new," McLellan said. "I'm walking in to the wrong rooms. I'm opening up the wrong doors. But it's exciting. It's refreshing."

After wrapping up his time in his offseason home in Kelowna, Canada, upon his hiring in April, McLellan is settling into life as Kings coach. He closed on a South Bay residence with his wife, Debbie, and some locals

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