Dallas Drake
Dallas Drake
Dallas James Drakeis a retired Canadian professional ice hockey winger in the National Hockey League who last played for the Detroit Red Wings. Previously, Drake played for the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, and St. Louis Blues. Drake played his college hockey at Northern Michigan University...
build goals guy marquee points produce terms
He's your marquee player. He's a guy they can still build around and he's a guy that can still produce in terms of a lot of goals and points when he's healthy.
credit defensive dynamic great
He was just a dynamic player, and he didn't get enough credit for his defensive play. He was great in his own zone.
expect great ice knows
He knows how much we expect out of him every night, and he's been great on and off the ice for us.
looked practice short
He looked good. We had a pretty short practice but I thought he looked really good.
certain darn goals heavy phoenix played seen weight
I played with Keith in Phoenix when he was pretty heavy and he scored 50 goals. I've seen Keith play at a certain weight and be pretty darn successful.
best guy hockey left players salary
In my opinion, he's a guy that still has a lot of hockey left to play. When he's healthy, he's still one of the best players in the game. The salary he would be making him makes him very affordable.
apologize bad expect happy situation spot
He said 'Guys, I apologize for the situation I put you in, I put everyone in a bad spot a little bit. We didn't expect much from him, we were just happy he was back.
huge key played prettiest saves third
I'm not going to say it was the prettiest game, but I think the third period, we played solid. 'Sandy' was the key to the game. He made some huge saves for us.
easy hardest kids night trying
The hardest thing to do sometimes going down the stretch, especially when we're not going to make the playoffs, is to focus. It's easy to say that we've got nothing to play for. But our young kids have been great, trying hard every night to win.
advantage came goals puck three took turn
All three goals came on turnovers. They took advantage of us. We've got to find a way to not turn the puck over.
figure guys ice moving rather
You could look at it two different ways. You could look at it as being relieved, we're moving on. But for guys like me, the way I look at it, it's frustrating because you'd rather find a way to get back on the ice and figure it out.
respect sure
I'm sure he will. He had a lot of respect in St. Louis.