Jeff Halpern
Jeff Halpern
Jeffrey Craig Halpernis an American former professional ice hockey player...
finding games good lost overtime quite teams ways
That's the hump, the one-goal games that we have lost all year, the overtime games that we have lost all year. I think we've done good things at times just finding ways to win. Good teams find a way to win, and we are close. It's not quite there.
played
When we weren't in the box, I thought we played pretty well.
against builds division played playing understand wish
I wish we played every team, but I understand that playing a lot against your division builds rivalries.
along build chances net second teams third time trying
Part of what we're trying to do is get pucks to the net and outwork teams along the boards, something we'd like to build on. But now pucks are just going to the net. Some of the time when we're getting a lot of those chances we're trying to get second and third opportunities. It's really just getting the bounces.
definitely instead mistakes needed question stuff talking worked
Some of the mistakes we keep making are fixable, ... There's definitely things that need to be worked on, but it's a question of going out and doing it instead of talking about it. A lot of the stuff that was said needed to be said.
dollars estimate hundred million risk several total
We estimate Qwest's at-risk revenues from this arrangement total several hundred million dollars annually.
deserve played sold
We probably didn't deserve to be in the game. Olie played so well. We sold him out.
couple late penalties played team
We need to be able to put a team away. We weren't able to do that, but we were able to get a late goal. Two breakdowns and a couple of penalties in the first, other than that, we played pretty well.
team
We need to be able to put a team away. We weren't able to do that.
giving needed
We were giving up between 35 and 50 shots, so something needed to change.
guys surprise
It's going to be interesting to see how the young guys have developed. There's always one or two guys who surprise everyone.
camp excited forward looking week
I'm excited to get back out there. The first week of camp is always tough, but it's been so long, everyone's looking forward to it.
loss proud resilience
I'm proud of the team's resilience to come back from the loss in Philly.
brought family hockey people sure thinking thursday
I'm sure on Thursday I'll be thinking about things, ... But at the same time, I'll be thinking about Thursday's game, too. Hockey is a big part of my life. It's brought people in my family a lot of joy.