Eddie Olczyk
Eddie Olczyk
Edward Walter "Eddie" Olczyk, Jr.is a former professional hockey player and head coach from the United States. He was a center in the National Hockey League for 16 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. Olczyk was also the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins from June 2003 to December 2005...
good great
He's going to do a great job. He's a knowledgeable guy, and I think he'll do a really good job.
battling feels few past
He's been battling something the past few days. He will not play. We will see how he feels Thursday.
accept execute guys roles spots whether
There are spots available, there are roles available. It's whether or not guys want to accept and execute those responsibilities and the opportunities that they're going to get in camp.
helps player team top
He helps their team out immensely. He's been a top player for a long time.
guys opportunity question shot skill tremendous
He has the skill and the speed, no question about it, and the shot to play at this level. He's one of those guys who has a tremendous opportunity to be on our team.
animated shows
When he was that disgusted, to be as animated as he was, just shows to me there was no way it was a penalty.
expects flu last level stick stomach symptoms virus week work
I just know he had a stomach virus or flu symptoms last week and sometimes those things stick with you. And when you try to work through them and play at the level that he expects to play at, sometimes you don't let yourself get back (to being) completely healthy.
darts finds picks speed spots
I like the way he played. He has acceleration on-ice presence, he finds the holes, picks his spots and darts to them. He has speed and skill.
close darn guys hoping maybe putting ready situations sunday trying
By Sunday night, I'm hoping that we're going to have a pretty darn close look to what we're going to have on Wednesday. We're still trying some things, putting some guys in situations maybe they're not ready for, but the only way we're going to find out is to put them in there.
asked played
He played really well. He's done everything we've asked him.
courage credit extremely games happier happy proud
I'm extremely happy for the guys. They showed a lot of moxie and a lot of courage and I couldn't be more proud of them. There have been games we've been down before, and that's a credit to them (to come back). I couldn't be any happier for them.
coming found game guys hours monday played trip
The guys played as gutsy a game as you can coming off a long trip and found a way to get it done the other night. It is disappointing to know we can play like that and then not have it tonight. ... It's going to be a long 48 hours before we play Monday night.
difference ended guys improve knew last needed team whether within
These are guys who are difference makers. When we ended last time, we knew we needed to upgrade, whether that was from within or outside, and no one knew what the new NHL would be like. We knew we had to improve our team and we knew we had some deficiencies. ... We're real excited.
enjoy exciting people
The lineup we'll have in there, I think the people will enjoy seeing. It will be an exciting night, I think, for everybody.