Derian Hatcher
Derian Hatcher
Derian John Hatcheris an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey Leaguewith the Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers. He currently serves as the head coach of the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth4 June 1972
fix fragile obviously question win
Obviously right now we're a fragile team. I don't think there's any question about it. As we go on, that's something we have to fix to win games.
fragile questions
Obviously, right now we're a fragile team. I don't think there are any questions about it.
buy standing
I was standing buy (O'Neill) when he scored. I thought I had him but I didn't. I need to be better (there).
handle puck speed tough
My abs are sore. They speed around, and they handle the puck, too. It's really tough to handle the puck when you're moving.
game means playoff rather situation talks
Now you're in a situation where every game could be your last. Everyone talks about playoff experience. I'm not going to say it means a lot, but I'd rather have it.
people stick
There are times you want to take your stick and whack people and you just can't.
dragging means playoffs season shift starts
There are times you go through the season and, I'll say it, it starts dragging a little. The playoffs, every game, every shift means more. It always means something, don't get me wrong, but in the playoffs it just means more.
game pour pressure steal win
We're going in there and we're going to have to win a game. You don't even think about Game 2. You pour it all out there for Game 1. If you can steal Game 1 the pressure really switches over to them for Game 2.
allowed found net ready spark tomorrow tonight
We found the net tonight and I think that allowed us to put some spark back into our play. We will be ready tomorrow night.
early home quick taking team thrives
You have to use home ice, especially early in the game. You want to get a quick lead. Obviously, that team thrives on taking the lead.
beat capitalize challenge good played playing team time wait
This team has played like this for years and years. They wait and wait and capitalize on mistakes. There's no secret. They've been playing this way for a long time and they're good at it. They challenge you to beat them.
game good next shift stop
We can't play good for one game or one shift and then not play well in the next one. We've been up and down a lot this year, and that has to stop now. We have to be consistent.
knew penalty punched
I told the ref that if I knew I was going to get the penalty anyway, I would have punched him.
games later score season tougher
It's only going to get tougher and tougher to score goals. The later we go into the season and into the playoffs, the tougher the games are going to get.