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PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Mike Munchak is going back to his roots, and heading closer to home in the process. A person familiar with the decision said Wednesday night the former Tennessee Titans head coach will join the Pittsburgh Steelers as offensive line coach. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet official. The hiring was first reported by the Houston Chronicle. Munchak was fired by the Titans on Jan. 4 after leading Tennessee to a 22-26 record in three seasons. The 53-year-old had a year left on his contract, but was let go after 31 seasons as a player or coach with the club due to differences with upper management about the direction of the franchise. He interviewed with the Steelers recently to replace Jack Bicknell Jr., who was fired earlier this month. Munchak also spoke to Cleveland and Detroit about their head coaching vacancies as well as Penn State, where he played under Joe Paterno from 1978-81. Munchak grew up in Scranton, Pa., rooting for the "Super Steelers" of the 1970s. Now the Hall of Fame guard finds himself in charge of a unit that has struggled to stay healthy or play with any consistency in recent years. The Steelers went 8-8 in 2013, rallying from a 2-6 start to avoid the franchises first losing record in a decade. Pittsburgh did it despite losing star centre Maurkice Pouncey eight plays into the season — against the Titans — for the season with a major knee injury. It kick-started a fitful fall that saw the Steelers use four centres and forced Bicknell to play mix-and-match with the other line positions depending on who was healthy. The constant shuffling, combined with significant step backs in play by second-year left tackle Mike Adams and third-year right tackle Marcus Gilbert, stunted the growth of Pittsburghs offence. The Steelers ranked 27th in the league in yards rushing (1,383) and 29th in yards per attempt (3.5). While running back LeVeon Bell set a team record for yards from scrimmage by a rookie, he averaged just 3.5 yards per carry and spent most of his time mincing his steps at the line of scrimmage waiting for holes that sometimes failed to open. The line struggled to protect quarterback Ben Roethlisberger early in the season, giving up 36 sacks through the first nine games. Those numbers dipped significantly later in the season, a combination of improved play and Pittsburghs move to a no-huddle offence. Munchak, who made nine Pro Bowls during his 12-year career with the Houston Oilers from 1982-93, was considered one of the best line coaches in the NFL before ascending to head coach in 2011. AP Sports Writer Teresa Walker in Nashville, Tenn., contributed to this report. Nike Air Max Billigt . “The shootout, theres nothing wrong with it, I think its an exciting part of the game but its just one small aspect,” said Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman. “Its a skill exhibition. 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Nike Air Max 270 Sverige . -- The Phoenix Coyotes have won three in a row for the first time in 4 1/2 months, and theyve done it just in time for the stretch run to the playoffs.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Los Angeles Kings scored a season-high seven goals in their last outing and will try to keep the offense rolling as they host the Edmonton Oilers in Sundays battle at the Staples Center. Richard Bachman will get the start in net for the Oilers as Devan Dubnyk has a minor ankle injury. The Kings won for the third time in four games on Thursday by downing the visiting Phoenix Coyotes by a 7-4 score. Dwight King notched his first career hat trick to lead L.A. past the Coyotes, who had recorded at least a point in seven straight games before getting beat by the Kings. King scored twice in LAs four-goal first period, but the Coyotes countered with four straight goals to even the score early in the third. Phoenix then seemed poised to pull in front when Jake Muzzin was sent off for slashing at 3:31 of the third, but Mike Richards came up with a steal in the neutral zone and sped in on a breakaway before stuffing a backhand past the left pad of Thomas Greiss to give the Kings a 5-4 edge at 4:19. Matt Frattin then added a tip-in tally before King capped his hat trick with an empty- netter to help Los Angeles earn the victory. Anze Kopitar registered a goal and two assists, Jordan Nolan scored once, and Jonathan Quick stopped 24-of-28 shots in the victory. "It was up and down tonight but thats the challenge for us, it always has been," Kopitar said. "We always have good spurts, and tonight the first period was obviously a really good one but we have to maintain that.&" Sundays contest marks the end of a four-game homestand for the Kings, who are 3-2-0 as the host this season.dddddddddddd L.A. will visit Phoenix for a rematch on Tuesday before returning to the City of Angels for another four-game homestand. The Oilers enter this game against the Kings having lost two straight and seven of their last nine tilts. Sundays opponent doesnt appear to offer a reprieve for Edmonton because L.A. has won two straight, four of five and eight of the past 11 meetings against the Oilers. Edmonton also has dropped two in a row and four of five in L.A. The Oilers are coming off Saturdays 5-4 setback in Phoenix. Edmonton held a 1-0 lead early in the game and later rallied from a 3-1 deficit to grab a 4-3 advantage just over seven minutes into the third period. But, Keith Yandle netted the tying goal for the Coyotes at 10:40 of the third and Oliver Ekman- Larsson recorded the winner with 7:37 remaining. Ryan Jones, Will Acton, David Perron and Tyler Pitlick scored for the Oilers, while Jason LaBarbera was charged with five goals on 27 shots in defeat. "It was an interesting game to say the least," noted Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins. "Its getting disheartening to say I like most of our game and come up short." Edmonton fell to 2-5-1 on the road after the loss to the Coyotes and Sundays tilt marks the end of a brief two-game swing for the club. Next up for the Oilers is a two-game homestand, which is set to begin Tuesday night against Toronto. ' ' '