Erik Cole
Erik Cole
Erik Thomas Coleis an American professional ice hockey left winger. He is currently an unrestricted free agent, most recently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. He had two stints with the Carolina Hurricanes as well as having played for the Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars in his NHL career. He was originally drafted by the Hurricanes in the third round, 71st overall, of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft...
focused points talking trying win
It's not something we're focused on or talking about here in the room. We're just trying to win every game, and the points are the most important thing for us.
bigger calling continue difficult offensive opened quite regular speed zone
It's opened up quite a bit, not just they way they're calling penalties. The offensive zone is bigger and it makes it more difficult for defensemen to get a read on what your speed is. It's been benefiting me and our team. Hopefully, we can continue this in the regular season.
accustomed tremendous
That's something we've become pretty accustomed to here. He's a tremendous player, and he's been doing that all year.
healing process speed tough
It's so tough to tell right now. We're doing everything we can to speed the process with the fracture healing and that's the most important thing right now, and we'll go from there.
lucky minutes net playing puck scary start stick threw
Stiller threw the puck at the net and I was lucky enough to get a stick on it, ... I think if we can start playing 60 minutes we can be even more scary than if we play 40 or 20.
emotional ice stepping whenever
It's going to be pretty emotional stepping back on the ice with the guys, whenever that will be.
credit cup game guys head mentality nice night played stanley toward win within work
It's a very nice accomplishment. But it's a credit to all the guys in this room. We played well this month. We need to work in every game and get better as we head toward the Stanley Cup playoffs. That's the mentality in this room. We think we can win every night but we have to play within the system.
bit constantly continue edge gain games increase letting maybe momentum nice seems team
It just seems like we're constantly letting this team back into games when we get maybe an edge or a little bit of momentum. It would have been nice to continue to gain momentum and increase our lead, but that's the way it goes.
again chance fellows hoping success team toughest
To be away from the success we've been having as a team and as an organization, I think right now that's the toughest part. I'm just really hoping too have the chance to play with the fellows again this year.
figure handle
This is where we figure out what we've got in this room: How we're going to handle adversity, how we're going to handle losses, how we're going to handle some injuries, everything,
win
This is huge. If this doesn't say we're in it to win it, I don't know what will.
attention help paying sure takes whatever
Actually, I'm not sure we're paying attention to that. I'm just paying attention to doing whatever it takes to help this team.
care coming gave knew shot yell
He gave a yell for it, and I knew he was coming off that back corner. I wasn't going to be able to get a shot off. You've just got to get it over there, and he'll take care of it.
coming gave knew yell
He gave a yell for it, and I knew he was coming off that back corner.