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...
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.
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.
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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.
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Jose was a victim of an unfortunate accident and we all feel for him. He will get on with his rehabilitation as soon as the condition of his heel allows him to do so. We hope to have him back in time to help the team down the final stretch.
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I'm the one who's responsible and this gives time for Guy to get comfortable with the team and the players. It's more fair for myself to step in and take responsibility until the end of the season.
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It's come at a great time. We've been trying to take advantage of it by not backing off or being complacent. At this time of year, where we sit in our conference, those are really strong points for us.
timetable
It'll probably be a day or two before we know the timetable for him.
playing results time year
That may change, but right now we're at the time of the year when playing games, results and standings are what's important.
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We have to be pleased with his play. He got bombarded and he stood in.
prudent whenever wise
Whenever it's around the eye, I think it prudent and wise that all cautions should be taken.
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We're not a big team compared to other teams in the NHL, but we are a quick team and I think we can handle our own in the physical areas, in front of the net and in the corners, ... I don't see us being disadvantaged in size.
brought foresee hard months
We didn't foresee that 18 months later, he'd be our No. 1 goalie. We brought him here to be the back-up, but he has got to where he is through hard work.
contract gave last remain since summer
We gave Jose a three-year contract last summer with the idea that he was going to remain with us. Since then, things changed.
guy job needed saw
We saw the job was too big for one guy and (Huet) needed some help.