Bob Gainey
Bob Gainey
Robert Michael "Bob" "Le Capitaine" Gaineyis the former executive vice president and general manager of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. He is currently a team consultant for the St. Louis Blues. He is also a former professional ice hockey player who played for the Canadiens from 1973 until 1989. After retiring from active play, he became a hockey coach and later an executive with the NHL Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars organization before returning to Montreal as general...
chance good needed playing streak
We're playing about as good as we could, really. We've needed that kind of streak to give us a chance to be in the playoffs.
guy job needed saw
We saw the job was too big for one guy and (Huet) needed some help.
boiling drop grab guy needed pot reason warm water
There really was no reason to drop him into a pot of boiling water when we can drop him in and warm it up gently. Guy will grab on to where we are and where we're going and what is needed quickly.
areas difficult needed plays prominent puck send style toward
The style he plays with was the prominent style in this game. We needed to go into the difficult areas to get the puck and send it toward the net.
committed needed player stumbling team
Our team was stumbling and bumbling and we didn't have a player really who was committed to doing what they needed to do.
needed net ready time
Right now, every time he plays, it's like a challenge. He was well rested, he was ready and he needed to be because his counterpart in the other net was also sharp.
blood clearing doctors eye information inside needed parts vision
The information is that he was improving, that his vision was clearing up. Blood was dispersing, but there were still parts inside his eye that the doctors could not see and that still needed time.
happy playing skated wire
We're happy to be playing and we skated right down to the wire to get into the playoffs.
chances create hung offensive positive possession power reward scoring though time ultimate
Our power play hung in there. Even though we didn't get the ultimate reward of a goal, we had possession time in the offensive zone, we had shots, we had scoring chances. If they're working at it and doing the things you need to do to create chances but not scoring, it's still positive for your team.
control
Ottawa, as they were in Ottawa, were really in control in the first period.
game level raised
Markov raised his game to the level I thought he would.
chance lazy raise responsibility rid scoring shot soft team test total
I think our team has to concentrate on how to test (Carolina goalie Cam Ward.). Lets' raise the shot total, the scoring chance total and get rid of any lazy or soft play around him. Let's put more responsibility on the goalie to make more saves.
access capable period proven time
I think he's proven over a long period of time that he's capable of that. We were able to access that part of his play.
ahead eighth focusing jump players teams worried
My story for the players has been getting away from eighth and focusing on seventh. We are not worried about the Bruins because they have other teams to jump ahead of before they get to us.