We really like the fact we're able to just coach. We're allowed to just focus on teaching, and planning, and Jacques and I really like that. |
We saw 12-14 games where we had our top six guys back there. Our defense on the back end was awesome. When we were healthy, we had a great group. We could defend, we could join the rush, we could be offensive and we could do anything. Getting Joni and Eric back will give us something to build on after the break. |
We seem to struggle a little bit to get emotionally connected and it takes us a little while to get going. |
We started off fast and we kept it up. |
We stayed compact. If they were going to beat us they were going to have to shoot it. |
We still have four games left to take a look at things and see who we want to put together, |
We talked about fighting right to the end. We did and we got two points. |
We talked this summer, and the one thing I told him is you find out pretty quickly you have to put a lot of fingers in dikes. You spend a great deal of your time just fixing everyday problems. That's kind of what a coach is, a problem solver. |
We think Jeff, he played 13 minutes the last couple games, we think he can play a little bit more. |
We thought he was done for a long time. There was a lot of anger. But we've learned not to let our emotions get the best of us. |
We thought with maintenance we could keep him healthy through the season. Then he got banged hard into the boards and we looked at the recovery time. The specialist in Nashville recommended immediate surgery. |
We took really poor penalties. We made defending mistakes. When you don't kill them off, it's deflating. And when you don't score on your opportunities, it's even more deflating. |
We turned it over, |
We want first badly. As hard as we've worked, we've earned that right. At one time, before we were decimated by injuries, we were first overall in points. Today and Friday are points we must have. |
We want him to want the puck, to skate with the puck and find people open with the puck. Hopefully, he can do it. He's shown flashes where he takes off and goes, and sometimes he backs off and becomes conservative. |