I was trying to tell Kenny Holland that (getting 100 points this year) was pretty impressive, but he didn't think so. It happens 10 out of 12 years here, so you've got to do more than that. |
I was very apprehensive to play him, but he wanted to play. I thought he didn't have the jump early, but he got better. |
I was very concerned about not overdoing it, and just making it another game for the guys, ... I tried to stay normal, but you would have to ask them how well I did. I might have been a crazy person. |
I was very scared to play him, but he said he was ready to go and he should be playing. He got better as the game went on. He made it very clear to me he was going to have a very tough first outing. When you haven't been on the ice that much in three weeks, you're going to have a tough outing. But he'll get better. |
I wouldn't have pulled him if I didn't think that. |
I'm a better coach because we have him, |
I'm a better coach if he does. |
I'm glad the highlight film will be from my team and not against my team, I can tell you that. |
I'm going to ask them. That's just what I'm going to do. We're going to spend a little bit of time. |
I'm hoping I stay here long enough that it doesn't matter. Then they'll just call me a 'retired coach.' |
I'm not against anything that allows you to have success. The way I look at it is, if you're coming through the neutral zone with good speed and you have good speed and you've executed, attack. If you're not moving or you don't have support, you better not turn the puck over. That's no different than all year long. |
I'm very concerned. I can only ask so many times. I don't fly the plane. But I am really concerned. There's been lot of discussion about what's going on, are we safe -- obviously that's the first priority. |
I've coached some good hockey players, but he's the best player I've ever coached. This guy, I always knew he was a good player, but I had no idea he was this good. |
I've coached some real good players -- he's the best player I ever coached. He's classy as they come, as humble as they come. This guy just makes people around him better, and that's the key to having a successful team. He's the easiest person I've ever coached. |
I've had lots of time to hear about what they need, |