Brendan Witt
Brendan Witt
Brendan Wittis a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Washington Capitals, Nashville Predators, and New York Islanders in the National Hockey League...
both dangerous good gotten hockey home positive san seen strengths
We haven't gotten off to good starts, so that's important for us to do in both games. We want to come home on a good, positive note. L.A. is struggling, but is still a good hockey team. And San Jose, with Thornton in the lineup, that makes them even more dangerous offensively. The good thing for us is we've seen Thornton a lot, so we know his strengths and weaknesses.
against coaches good lines mold time top
There's a good young group, but it's going to take time to mold them into NHL defensemen. But that's part of learning. I went through it. Other coaches are going to put out the top lines against the more inexperienced defensemen. But in a way that's good, because then they get some experience.
cup good last stanley test time
We didn't play last year, but they're still the Stanley Cup champions. It's a good test every time we play them.
ethic experience good learning might pass work younger
I think it's a willingness to work. I think our work ethic is not very good in the third. And you can see that in the games. But it might also be a learning experience with the younger guys. As veterans, we need to pass on that knowledge.
game good helped rookie worked
It helped him to go to the minors. He went down, worked on his game and got his confidence. In his rookie year, he was a little gun-shy. It was all new for him, but now he's comfortable. . . . We have a good chemistry.
gave given good group kept ourselves
The good thing is the group here could've given up being down 2-0, but we didn't. We just kept going and gave ourselves a chance.
blame
The refs are under a microscope. So we can't blame them.
locked shocked
It shocked me. I thought we had it all locked up. We dodged a bullet.
gotten positive talk time
Things could change, but I've gotten some positive feedback. I'd like to come back, and we'll talk when the time is right.
guy sends
I'm not going to say anything. He sends a guy after me, and that's fine. Him and I had our words, so that's all I'm going to say.
choice either heard toronto year
I've heard Toronto all year through the media. But either way, I don't have a choice in the matter.
arrived came clutch discussed grab late needs officials period rule second supposed time today
Everyone needs some time to get used to the rule changes. We arrived late today so we didn't get briefed. The officials came in after the second period and discussed it with us; it was supposed to be before. You can't clutch and grab anymore.
nice stay
It was an interesting debut. It would have been nice to stay with the guys.
calls difference learn referee
You have to learn what you can and can't get away with. Every referee is a little difference in how he calls it, too.