He would hardly ever rim the puck, it was always a stick to stick pass. I was amazed. I remember saying to Joel, 'I can't believe this guy.' He was in a zone and he held that zone the entire year. |
He'll probably start to feel a little more comfortable. He's been nervous out there ... kind of afraid to make a mistake. |
He's a big, strong defenseman. Of course, he's got the big shot. But he's a big, strong kid. |
He's a very useful player. Actually as a coach, you have to watch his minutes because he's so easy to play. |
He's been struggling and the team is starting to play better. It's just a matter that we thought it was time to make a change and see if that helps out, and have Patty step away just a little bit so he can work on his game and get back to where he was when he was at Ottawa. |
He's got a great work ethic. He's tenacious on the puck, he doesn't give up, so we thought it would be a good fit. |
He's had success that way. The angle is much better. You almost take away the shot. If you time yourself properly and you're in control, you're right there. The only thing they can do is deke, and it's tough to get it up. |
He's kind of done it all for us. |
He's looked good. We'll just play it by ear and see how it goes. I think it's a day to day thing. |
He's playing with a lot more confidence. We have to be careful we don't give him too much because we did that once earlier in the season and his play dropped off. I think he's come along . . . we just want to keep him going the same way. |
He's probably looking at ... in a full year ... probably getting 20-25 goals. |
His better years, he was a top-10 scorer in the league. He's very creative, loves to be a playmaker. In fact, we'd always be on him to shoot more. Any organization would miss a player like that. |
I don't have any explanation for it at all. You think you'd build off a good game and a win, but ... I don't know why that happens. We're not strong in that area, where we can just keep building and moving forward. |
I don't think there's any doubt about keeping Keith. He was one of our best players. |
I don't think we're too far away. We've shown that we have a lot more depth as an organization than we originally thought we did. I think a few free agent signings will make a big difference. |