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...
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.
couple days hurt looks quite seems since
To be quite honest, since he got hurt, he looks more confident. I don't want to say he looks fresher, but it seems those couple of days off did him good.
best guy opportunity player three time wants
We want to give him the opportunity to become the best player he can, in all three zones. When a guy wants to play all the time and he wants the puck, it's important for us to give him those chances.
You have to know the time, you have to know the score, you have to know who's on the ice.
stick
We tell them, stick on the ice, stick on puck, stick on stick.
determination dressing excellent good great less penalty power settle timely
We did all the little things and got timely goals, the power play chipped in and we got great penalty killing and excellent goaltending and good determination in the dressing room. We weren't going to settle for anything less than a win.
both fit gave good guys job nicely played power ryan
Both guys played really well. Erik fit in very nicely and did a lot of good things, just really gave us a jolt in the middle. And Ryan played a lot of power play, did a good job killing penalties.
chance guys pittsburgh signed
There are a lot of guys who we've signed but haven't had a chance to see up in Pittsburgh yet. They're going to get their opportunities.
instead standing watching
Certainly, standing and watching didn't help. Instead of being proactive, we were reactive.
good heading training
We really feel good about the way we're heading into training camp.
couple involved last played
I thought he played much better, that he is getting involved and has started to get more comfortable over the last couple of games.
confidence consistency games gone gotten order points straight three urgency utmost win
I think the urgency and the desperation have gone up. We've gotten points in three straight games and we've had opportunities, now we need the consistency aspect. In order to win in this league, you've got to play 60 minutes, and I have the utmost confidence we'll do that.
couple good plays three
I thought he did a couple of really good things. If you were really watching, he made two or three really good plays that just didn't get finished.
chance enjoyed major people work
I enjoyed it when I was doing it before I was coaching. And getting a chance to work with a major network, you're out there and people see you.