Andrew Brunette
Andrew Brunette
Andrew D. Brunetteis a former Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played over 1,100 career games in the National Hockey League. He is currently an assistant coach of the Minnesota Wild since the beginning of the 2014-15 season...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth24 August 1973
good key played players teams
I've played on teams where there were more (injuries). But I don't know if it was so many key players and players that were having good years.
games january lose mistakes nice opening start stretch sure train
We have stretches in games where we kind of lose our train our thought, we start opening up and making mistakes in different areas. We really got to make sure that we do the right things for 60 minutes. We had that nice little stretch in January when we did that and were successful.
care character eight good guys nine ok room winning
We have a lot of good character guys in the room that care about winning and care about each other. We have probably five, six, seven, eight nine guys that are like that, so I think we're OK in that department.
approach everybody hockey knows momentum morning playoff wake win
We had to win this one. Everybody knows playoff momentum shifts real quickly. I think we'll wake up (this) morning and take the approach that we have to go in there and win a hockey game.
best bottom luxury opportunity plays stars team teams three win
I think the team that has the best chemistry, plays like a team the most, is going to have the opportunity to win the most games. I don't think teams have the luxury to have more than three stars on a team anymore. I think that's the bottom line.
few fortunate
We got to get back to the way we should be playing. We have to be sharper. They got a few bounces. We are fortunate to be up 3-1. We've just got to play smart.
lucky wish
I wish I could say I anticipated the puck, but I got a lucky bounce.
against game maybe points san saturday slip
We've got to get back at it. We've got to get two points on Saturday just to keep pace. Every game is huge. We have to get points in every game we play from here on in. We let one, maybe two, slip away against San Jose, so we have to try to get two back on Saturday.
body guess hard needed nights proper
It's hard to explain. I guess there are nights when they are going to be called like that, and we didn't make the proper adjustments. Our body positioning wasn't where it needed to be.
both dictate game momentum scary swing treat
It's a swing game for both us. It's as much desperation for us as it is for them. It is a scary lead, 2-0, because it is a momentum shift. We have to treat it like it is 1-1 and try to dictate the flow.
came downer score
It was a downer when they came back to score right after we did.
adjustment catch clark past practice shift talked
We had been working a little on that in practice. We talked about it the shift before we went on. We made an adjustment or two and they were a little aggressive, so we thought we would catch them off-guard. Clark snuck down there and snuck one past them.
camp career continued everybody four group guys hockey last lines months patch resilient rough theme three training
We're a pretty resilient group and everybody has chipped in. I think a lot of guys have had career years. Right from training camp I thought we had four lines that could score. We've kind of continued that theme all season. We had a little rough patch in December, but over the last three months we're never out of a hockey game.
fun game good stopped
They had some good chances, but we stopped them. It was a fun game to play.