A laugh a minute: Some of Blackhawks coach King's memorable quotes

Some of interim Blackhawks coach Derek King's most memorable lines during his first week on the job:

• "I'm not going to take my mask off because I'm smiling too much under this thing. I have to be humble here."

After the Hawks' 2-1 OT win over Nashville, King's first NHL victory as a head coach

• "I passed out. I had a nice cold drink then passed out."

How King celebrated the victory over the Predators

• "When we got the first goal, I was hoping it was the last minute of the first period and we could just get out of here quick. 'Start the car!' " 

After the Hawks win over Nashville

• "One win and I'm running for president."

King, who was sitting down for his first two interviews, standing behind a podium the day after the Hawks beat Nashville

• "I don't have as many points as him, so he probably looked me up, saw my points total and just swiped right."

After being told Patrick Kane looked up his stats on HockeyDB.com

• "All in that one shift, he had about six. And I said, 'That's the most I've had in my whole career.'"

On Calvin de Haan's shot-blocking efforts against Pittsburgh on Tuesday

• "I might have to try to grow my hair back to change that image."

On Walter White comparisons from Breaking Bad

• "This was before I was married or after I was married?"

On what he looked forward to most on long road trips as a player

• Some of the words that came out of his mouth, I thought, 'Oh my God, I am that bad tonight.' "

On how former Islanders coach Al Arbour would get on King as a player