Joel Quenneville
Joel Quenneville
Joel Norman Quennevilleis a Canadian-American professional ice hockey coach. He currently serves as the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League, with whom he has won three Stanley Cup titles. He has also coached the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche, winning the cup with the latter in 1996. On January 14, 2016, he surpassed Al Arbour with his 783rd win as an NHL coach, making Quenneville second only to Scotty Bowman in total wins...
playing
I think we have been playing the way we'd like to and progressing the way we'd like to. It's a big win.
achieved biggest eight games huge seven time win year
I think we've had about seven or eight games all year long that have been for first place. It's the first time we've achieved it. A huge win. Probably . . . not probably - it was our biggest win of the year.
enjoy game good levels maintain opportunity stage time
I think it's a good opportunity (to rest), but we don't want them doing nothing. We want them to maintain what the conditioning levels are at this stage of the game. But it's a good time to get away from the game a little bit, too, and enjoy your family.
area coming confidence milan nice number production saw scoring
He's been the Milan we saw for a number of years. He's recaptured that confidence in the scoring area and it's nice to see that production coming from him.
anybody dangerous good selection time
He's been real good. He's dangerous every time he has the puck. When he does have it, his play selection is as good as anybody in the game.
compliment great knowing night team threat
He's a threat every night. He's got jump, he's got energy. I think that's a great compliment for a young kid: knowing that each and every night (the team is) getting something from him.
fans fitting
He's fitting in great. He's been well-received by his teammates. I think the fans will like him.
following looked looks puck
He looked solid, in control, he's following the puck and he looks big in the net.
great ice minutes next presence time
He could see more ice time in the next little while. His minutes have fluctuated on a game-to-game basis. But I think he's got a presence offensively, and he's got some great ability.
across beat goals passes seemed three
Three of (the Kings') goals were quick-quick, bang-bang plays. Those passes across the goalmouth, that seemed to be the play that beat us.
chances couple david game gave highest kept last point quality seen
We gave up some of the highest quality chances we've seen at any point all year. David kept us in the game and gave us a chance. The last couple periods, we were way better.
hay
We've got to make some hay on the road.
couple difference finally last ratio success
We finally did what we wanted to do, and he made a big save. But we have to be better on it. We've had some five-on-threes (recently) and our success ratio is poor. It may have been the difference in the last couple of games, for sure.
boards consistency intensity jumping shift tough tremendous year
That's a tough loss. He's had such a tremendous year with that consistency and jumping over the boards every shift with his intensity and emotion.