David Bolland
David Bolland
David D. Bollandis a Canadian professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. Bolland earned the nickname The Rat for his ability to get under the skin of opponents, similar to the play of Ken Linseman, the first player to have the nickname. Bolland was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second roundof the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to joining the Blackhawks full-time, Bolland played in the American Hockey...
cheat empty looking mix power puck shooting shoots side weekend
I'm shooting the puck more, but I know I need a big weekend to get 50 in 50. Especially on the power play, goalies cheat to Rob's side because he shoots the puck a lot every game, so I'm looking at a lot of empty nets. With me, I'm usually passing, but you try to mix it up so the goalie doesn't know what you're going to do.
love phenomenal player
It was a phenomenal season, one every player would love to have.
tear
I've been on a tear (for penalties) lately, but I have to be more careful.
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Dylan is always looking for the pass -- he always wants to set up the open man. That's always first in his mind. He wants to move it and set up a scoring opportunity. He works hard in the corners and protects the puck and that's why he racks up all the assists.
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We've talked about what it is going to be like playing against each other. We're good buddies, and it is going to come down to who wants it more. Coming back and wanting to show the gold medal off is a big incentive to me.
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We can't let them have their space. We've got to get on them quick and hit them hard and let them know we're going to come at them.
work
I don't think it really matters. It just comes down to who is going to work harder.
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I could see them sort of lay back a little bit. They were sort of like, 'Holy ... what's going on here?' It's a Canadian game we want to play. We want to make sure everyone knows that we're coming out hitting.
canada game
It's always going to be a big game when it's Canada-USA.
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It's going to be a tough game -- Switzerland has a good team.
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It's going to be awesome. I watched for years, now they'll be watching me instead of watching someone else. It's like a dream, getting a chance to play.
game hits teams turned
It turned the game around. We know that when we make those big hits teams will get a little scared.
broken
They wanted me to go back for more X-rays. I don't think anything's broken but they want to make sure.
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It hurt and I couldn't grip my stick. I played the PP (power play) in the third period (Saturday) and that was it. We'll have to see how it goes here.