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
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.
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.
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.
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.
assuming definitely felt game hopefully peter skating start step team
Skating with the team is a step in the right direction, so in that sense it felt good. I'm assuming that Peter will be back for probably a game, and hopefully I can play a game or two in the exhibition. It's definitely important to try to get everyone going before the start of the year.
break definitely maybe needed playing
We were playing with a desperation. We definitely got a break or two, but maybe that's what we needed to get going. That's why this is back to being a series.
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.
games three
Easy. Everyone has to take it upon themselves. We have three games left.
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.
cup ends stanley surprise team thinks whoever
Every team going in thinks they have a shot. Whoever ends up in the Stanley Cup final, it really wouldn't surprise me.
adjust bigger blaming channels flip hard players problem rules sets tv
(Consistency) was a problem before and now with the new rules. I think it's going to be a bigger problem. You flip the channels on TV and it's a different set of rules in every game. I'm not blaming the referees, but it's hard for players to adjust when there are different sets of rules every night.
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.
fix fragile question win
Right now we're a fragile team, there's no question about it. It's something we need to fix, and the only way to fix it is to win games.
outlook starts
That's how he does it. That's the outlook of the team, and it starts with him.