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...
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.
execution game last saw toughest
The execution wasn't there. This is the last thing we saw coming. ... This is the toughest game of the season.
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.
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.
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.
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.
handled hype league mature players
We've had many mature 18-year old players that have come into this league and handled a lot. Not many have come in with the hype and the buildup as he has and he's handled it very well.
groove guys hook joint mean plan stink
Most guys want to get in a groove and play a whole game. That doesn't mean that if they stink the joint out, they won't get the hook after 20 minutes, but I just think the mind-set is important, that they know going in that the plan is that they're going to be there the whole game.
doubt earned happy heading pittsburgh
We're really happy with the way that he's played. I don't think there's any doubt he'll be heading back to Pittsburgh with us. He's earned that right.
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.
instead standing watching
Certainly, standing and watching didn't help. Instead of being proactive, we were reactive.
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.