Dave Tippett
Dave Tippett
David G. "Dave" Tippettis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the current head coach of the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League. He is the sixth head coach of the Coyotes and the 21st coach in the Phoenix Coyotes/Winnipeg Jets franchise...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth25 August 1961
CityMoosomin, Canada
air body challenges deal few game great guys hard normally stuff takes
There are a few issues, but I think it's the stuff you normally have to deal with. These guys are in great shape, but they still have to get in game shape. One of the big challenges is getting the body conditioned to hitting. Not only is it hard physically, it really takes the air out of you.
bit changes craig few guy knack obviously personnel teams thinks
When I was in the IHL there were a few teams that used to do that. Some goaltenders just have a knack for breakaways and it can give your team a little bit of a boost. You have to know your personnel before you can make those changes and obviously Craig thinks Morrison is the guy on breakaways.
amazed care far few marks odd player players question
You always have some question marks about the odd player here or there, but they are so few and far between. With the way the players take care of themselves, I'd be amazed if there's very many positives.
few funny last phone rang
It's funny, the phone hasn't rang the last few days.
break expected few time
It wasn't unexpected. Actually, I probably expected a few more. It will take time to break some habits.
bottom build clean desperate few full glass half home line needed overcome playing stuff team win
There's stuff to build on. We needed to clean up our play in a few areas, but that's a desperate team playing at home and we still were able to overcome that. The bottom line is you want to win these games, and we won. So the glass is half full right now.
game hockey honest looking sloppy
When you play sloppy like that, you get what you deserve. You're just looking for an honest hockey game from your team, and for the most part we got it. We didn't get it from everybody.
good
When you do it and do it well, it's a good sting. That's the difference.
determined finding panic players push pushing toward ways
The players are determined and they're finding ways to win. They push toward it without pushing the panic button.
concerns game perception
We do have concerns with the perception of our game and the credibility of our game.
believe change instant lines mean trying
You have to believe in your team. Just because you change lines or do something, doesn't mean you believe in them any less. You're trying to give them instant recognition.
players playing
To say he's not playing well because he's not scoring. ... There are some players you can say that about. Jere isn't one of them.
advantage against came game mental plan pushing soft team
We're going against a team where the whole game plan going in was to take advantage of our turnovers and soft mental play. We were pushing to take that mental play out of the equation, but there were too many times it came into it.
credit hard point realize successful team worked
This team has worked hard to get to this point in the season, and you have to give them a lot of credit for that. But I think we realize that this work is just the preliminary work you have to put in if you want to be successful in the playoffs.