Darren McCarty
Darren McCarty
Darren Douglas McCartyis a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward, best known for his years playing with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. McCarty has been known more for his fists than his scoring ability, taking on the role of the Red Wings enforcer most of his career, a role in which he won the Stanley Cup four times in 1997, 1998, 2002, and 2008, the last of which after resurrecting his career in the Red Wings...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth1 April 1972
messing smile upset
Old times. Just messing around. I think he was a little upset so I had to try to put a smile on his face.
bring everybody excited game good guys hockey room tough winning
You just want everybody to bring what they bring. For me, it's good to be excited and relaxed. It's tough to do that but a lot of guys in this room have Game 7 experience. It's just about winning a hockey game.
central playing wrapped
Usually with our 100-and-some-point runs, playing in the Central Division, you had it wrapped up.
came chance establish games good physical tried
We came out pretty good and tried to establish a physical presence. It's one of those games we had a chance to go up two goals, but didn't do it. It's frustrating.
five guys playing six
Guys are always banged up. Guys are always playing with something, if not five or six things. It's just a way of life.
bottle drink funnier picked took water
The only thing that would have been funnier is if he picked up a bottle and took a drink of water like nothing happened.
bad ball difference game goes good quickly realize regroup slide teams win
It's not like a lull. It's just the way the game is. You're not going to win every game and have a little letdown but the difference between good teams and bad teams is how quickly you get out of it, how quickly you regroup and realize you're in a slide and get back on the ball before it goes on.
best chip deserve guys limelight nice playoffs share step top
The best thing about the playoffs is a lot of the times, different guys get to step up and share the limelight for a night. Your studs and your top guys are going to usually get it as they deserve it most of the time. But it's nice to chip in when you can.
battling couple defense definitely fighting late low performance playoff point pride scoring takes team tying
It's embarrassing, and we're a team that takes pride in our defense and is fighting for first place and a playoff spot. To come in with a performance like that, especially after battling back and scoring late in the first and tying it up, and battling back a couple times in the second, all in all is definitely a low point in the season.
blew wedding
It went quick, it was like a wedding day. It just blew by.
bit game last start weird year
It's a little bit weird having to play them the last game of the year and then start out with them in the playoffs.
games maybe points puts
We're at 73 points now and if in 25 games we can tack on at least 30, maybe 32 or 34, that puts us at 103 to 107. That should be pretty good.
sports gambling people
As far as the gambling debts on there, not one cent was any type of sports betting. It's just something obviously I'm not proud of because it drags a lot of other people into this than I'd want. It's something I'm continuing to deal with.
team play goal
When you play teams that are good defensively and teams that have been there with experience, the object is to keep the goals against down.