Derek Laxdal
Derek Laxdal
Derek Laxdalis a former professional ice hockey right winger. Since 2014 he has been head coach of the AHL Texas Stars. Previously he served as head coach of the WHL Edmonton Oil Kings and the ECHL Idaho Steelheads. Laxdal led the Steelheads to the Kelly Cup championship in the 2006–07 season and won the 2014 Memorial Cup with the Oil Kings...
excitement
That's overtime. That's the excitement of the game.
It's a seven-game series. We stole two there and now they got one here.
beat game guys points
I told the guys we'd feel a lot better after the game if we won. ... Right now we're beat up and sick, so we'll take points any way we can.
game great hockey normal playoff taste tonight
There's a great taste of playoff hockey right there. ... Tonight was probably more of a normal game you're going to see out of these two teams.
lost reason talk talking
I don't want to talk about the refs. There's no use in talking about the refs. That's not the reason we lost the game. I'm more disappointed in my team.
allow body hits knows puck skate within
He's not going to do anything flashy. He's not going to skate the puck end to end. He's not going to have 15 hits a game, because his body just won't allow him to do that. But he knows how to play within his means.
both front great guy knows pull team
You never know in the playoffs. You may have to pull one guy and put the other guy in. And if the team knows it can play well in front of both guys, it's a great situation.
guys hard third
The guys battled hard and never quit, they even got more energized in the third period.
battling competition good guys healthy hockey pull within work
You want your goaltenders to be good friends and want to work for each other and pull for each other. Competition is very good within a team, but it has to be the right competition. If two guys are battling and they don't want each other to do well, then it's not healthy for your hockey club.
dan great hacker job key
The key was the shorthanded goal. I thought Dan Hacker did a great job of sparking the team.