Bill Guerin
Bill Guerin
William Robert Guerinis an American former professional ice hockey player and the current assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Guerin played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League, winning two Stanley Cup championships with the New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins. Internationally, Guerin represented the United States in the Olympics in 1998, 2002 and 2006, and participated in two Ice Hockey World Championships. Guerin was the first player of Hispanic descent to play in the NHL...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth9 November 1970
buy guys jump next older players ready younger
I don't feel that it's a phasing out, they just feel like they feel these younger players are ready to take the next step, ... You can't tell me that a lot of our older players are out of gas, I don't buy it. But you can't tell me that our younger guys aren't ready to jump in there, either, because they are.
absolutely agree good guys talk together
There are absolutely guys who are going to want to get things off of their chest, and that's why we're doing this. We have more than 700 people, and we're not going to agree on everything, so it's good to get together and talk about everything that's happened.
behind bob extremely guys hard
With Bob behind the bench, their guys are going to play extremely hard for him.
advantage core definitely four good guys last played sitting teams three together
It's definitely an advantage. We've got guys that have played together the last three or four years. A lot of teams really juggled their rosters. The core of our team is back, most of the team is back. We're sitting good right now.
ask game guys hands legitimate legs question rest speed
Speed is a big part of my game, ... I mean, my legs are my whole game. I'm not one of those guys who can get by on my hands alone. I need my legs working to get the rest of me going. So, it's a legitimate question to ask about them now. I have to have my legs if I want to have my game going.
guess guys mixture plate start step veterans
I guess you're going to find that on any teams, that it's going to start with the veterans and other guys are going to follow. We had a lot of guys step up to the plate tonight. ... You had a mixture of young and old doing a lot of things.
beginning generation guys hopefully jersey next
Hopefully, it's the beginning of a new era. You know, we aren't the only guys to ever put this jersey on. ... We've made a lot of steps, and hopefully the next generation will continue.
aspects believe guys mental work
I believe in the guys here, but we've got to really work on the mental aspects of our game. If we want to do well in the playoffs, we're going to have to be better mentally.
great including laugh laughing lesson regular strange today turned win
We were laughing about it, sure, and we can laugh today because it turned out for us. But seriously, that was a great lesson for our team, including Marty. In a strange way, it was better to have that kind of win than just a regular win.
bad built came felt flat franchise playoff playoffs ready series winning
We felt we were really ready for a long playoff run. We came out flat in this series and we are very disappointed. This franchise is built on winning in the playoffs and this is just a bad way to end.
almost fights-and-fighting popular seem sell trying understand
I understand it's not the most popular opinion, but I like fighting. We're trying to sell our game, right? And we have something that no other sport has, and yet we seem almost embarrassed to have it. I don't get it.
certain expect great people serious tradition
People expect certain things out of their teams. They have a certain tradition here with the Cowboys, a great tradition with the Stars. In this market, we've got some serious competition.
aspect bet legal people problem time trying
People bet all the time in every aspect of life, and most of that is legal gambling. If you're trying to say our sport has a problem with it, I don't think it does.
asked behind bench bill call four loved people ralph sure
said Rademan. ''But these people with the four behind the bench were adamant. They said they loved Bill Guerin, but they were done. Well, Ralph told Billy, and asked if he'd call them. Sure enough, he got on the phone, called them, and that was it, they were sold.