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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
hit hurt suspension
To see the hit and see him only get a three-game suspension makes it hurt worse.
mesh quality
We've had some quality acquisitions. I think, in time, everybody's going to mesh together.
easy grind moving neutral physical point rather saw seen shoulder zone
There was a lot more stick-work than we have seen rather than just the physical play. It wasn't the shoulder to shoulder like we saw in Philadelphia. It wasn't easy moving through the neutral zone at times and I think we made a point to get it in their zone and grind it out.
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.
win
This is huge. If this doesn't say we're in it to win it, I don't know what will.
call friday game team
If they call the game the way they showed us they were going to on video, our team is going to do well. On Friday night, there's going to a lot of power-play time.