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
game games three
Everyone has to take it upon themselves. There was a lot said before the game and between the periods, but now everyone has to take it upon themselves. We only have three games left.
It wasn't fun. A lot of it is focus. We want to play how we play.
guarantee guess intangible win
I want to say by being consistent, but that really doesn't say anything, does it? I guess I don't really know. I don't know how you can guarantee something like that, an intangible like being consistent. But I know if we're not consistent, we're not going to win this series.
clean crap ended happy says season
It says a lot with all the crap we went through, especially recently. No one's happy about the way this season ended up, but now it's a clean slate.
effort faces home lowest mean might player public
It might be my all-time lowest defeat. We were flat-out beat, out-competed. Every player should be embarrassed. I mean that. To have that effort at home is unacceptable. . . . We should be embarrassed to show our faces in public right now.
ahead lies playing
We know what lies ahead of us. We know who we're playing and where we stand.
baseball believing doubt football gets goes happen hard hockey last owners players season smart time understand
That's why I have a hard time believing the season will be canceled. The owners are smart businessmen. If it gets canceled, you don't even know how long it'll last because I doubt anything would happen over the summer. I think the players understand hockey isn't baseball or football or basketball. But I don't know where it goes from here.
outlook starts
That's how he does it. That's the outlook of the team, and it starts with him.
few maybe rule year
I think with the year off and the rule changes, everyone, with maybe a few exceptions, had to play his way on (the team).
definitely felt game great playing second third
I said it before the game, it wasn't a must-win game, but it was definitely a big game we wanted to win. Between the second and third periods, when we were down 1-0, we felt in here that if we keep playing that we were going to win, and even when they got that second one we didn't stop. That's a great sign.
felt needed players represents room voice
I think it's something that (Hitchcock) and some of the players felt that, with some of what's been going on, that there needed to be a captain, a voice in the room that represents the team.
biggest concerns felt guys hold maybe needed players playing preach supposed system toward voice
I think it?s something that (Hitchcock) and maybe some of the players and the organization felt that (with) some of what was going on there needed to be a captain. One of (Hitchcock?s) biggest concerns was to have that voice in the room. The voice about the way we?re supposed to be playing and the system we?re supposed to be playing. Someone to preach and to hold guys accountable toward the team.
pace
The pace we're on, sure, anything could happen.
consistent teams win
We have to be consistent, because consistent teams win in the playoffs.