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...
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.
few great martin needed penalty stops
Martin made a few big stops when we needed him to. He's been doing a great job, especially in penalty shots.
best season
We haven't accomplished anything yet, really. But we're right where we want to be. The best part of the season is still coming.
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.
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.
confidence half knew roaring saw season
Once he got that first one, we knew all that confidence we saw in the first half of the season would come roaring back.
dish rub
I'm going to try to rub some other guys, see if I can dish it off.
move shot
I made the move I wanted, but not the shot I wanted.
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.
far hard hit hoping stick three took wall
So far so good. I took the stick in the face, hit the wall pretty hard and got cross-checked. I'm hoping that's my three right there.
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.
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.