Alain Vigneault
Alain Vigneault
Alain Vigneaultis a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. Vigneault has previously coached the Montreal Canadiens and the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL, as well as in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. During his career with the Canucks, he won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach of the year in 2006–07 and has become the team's record holder for wins as a coach. Under Vigneault, Vancouver...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth14 May 1961
CityQuebec City, Canada
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We're looking at getting him 50 games, plus the playoffs. He didn't even play 50 last year combined with the playoffs (Flaherty played 48 total), that's why I've been careful with his playing time and rest time.
improvement played situation urgency
We played with the urgency and desperation that the situation demanded. We scored two and that was an improvement for us.
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We played where we wanted to play and took a lot of their skill away by making the right decisions and finishing checks and being gritty in certain areas.
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We played a really strong first period and it was 0-0. I don't know if we lost our legs because we definitely found them in the third. I'm not sure what it was. They outplayed us in the second period and that's where they won the game.
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They took the lead, and we just didn't stop. Even though it was a 2-1 game, it was one of the more entertaining games of the year. Both teams played with a lot of courage.
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In all the games, we worked really hard. This was a tough grind here. The schedule was backwards. It made it that much more challenging for us. I'm happy with the way we played throughout the trip.
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We were ready, but nothing transpired. For us, we're just in reaction mode a lot of the time.
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We score three goals a game and we've got to find a way to win it 3-2 and 2-1. That's been our identity all year long and it doesn't seem like it's going to change down the line here.
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Flats is the guy and everybody knows that.
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We limited one of the best power plays in the league to nothing. And if it weren't for a giveaway in the third period, we could have shut them down completely.
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We should be geared up for that final stretch and we should go into the playoffs with a good rhythm here.
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There's no game tonight if Flats is not sharp. You have to be honest with the performance he put together here. Wade Flaherty was the difference. I've challenged him a little bit lately and he responded like a real pro.
continue feeling good guys themselves
We've got some guys who aren't here and they've got some guys who aren't here who will be in the playoffs. I just want us to continue to play well. The guys are feeling good about themselves right now.
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That's what happened there. The guy didn't do (his research), and he paid the price.