Bob Hartley
Bob Hartley
Robert Hartleyis a hockey coach who was most recently the head coach for the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League. He coached the Colorado Avalanche from 1998–2002, a period during which he won the Stanley Cup. He also coached the Atlanta Thrashers from the 2003–04 NHL season up until the beginning of the 2007–08 NHL season, when he was fired after the Thrashers got off to an 0–6 start. Hartley was enjoying a successful media career as a hockey...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth7 September 1960
CityHawkesbury, Canada
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You always have a chance when your special teams are on the job, especially on the road, and your goalie is giving you big saves.
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We need some big saves. The teams that are doing well in the standings are getting the big saves. You need solid goaltending.
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Right now, I root for any team that plays against Tampa Bay. I think it is only normal at this point. We need help, and any teams that want to chip in, we really appreciate their help.
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Those things are all about timing. I thought for the first 10 minutes it was tough for both sides to get some shots. Both teams were playing very strong defensively. You have to fight for every inch, and suddenly a puck came loose.
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It's tough, because if you lose, you obviously lose ground, and if you win, you stay there. We just have to keep winning games and hope teams start getting in trouble.
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This is the time of year you wait for, and we're right there. Guys who have never been in the playoffs before will feel that pressure. We're approaching the finish line of an 82-game season. It now goes from a marathon to a sprint, and when you're bunched up with other teams like we are, it's not talent that will get you there, but commitment.
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This is a big step for us. Who knows how many points it's going to take to get into the playoffs. It's going to be a fight for us. Not many teams from our conference will leave this building with two points.
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Andy Sutton is not a dirty player by any means. I think he's a very honest player and he just tried to finish his check. It's unfortunate and you never like to see players get injured. But it was one of those things. I think since it occurred just a couple of seconds after all those fights it looks way worse than what it is.
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Right now we are playing good hockey and making a push for the playoffs. I thought the effort was great and we are skating very well.
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Right now, there's lots of unknowns and speculation. Let's let the league do their stuff.
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Power plays cost us the game. If you don't score it's one thing. But if you give up the winning goal on your power play, that's where it hurts the most.
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We went so long looking for the NHL goalie we were expecting. Now we have him.
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Boom Boom was an incredible man who meant a great deal to me and I'm fortunate to have called him a friend and mentor. I'm sincerely honored to be a part of the same coaching fraternity and to follow his lead as an NHL Head Coach in Atlanta.
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Even though they've pretty much dominated us in the first three games, the good news is we're still right there with them.