Jordan Leopold
Jordan Leopold
Jordan Douglas Leopoldis an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently an unrestricted free agent after playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League. He was drafted in the second round, 44th overall, by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 1999, though never making an appearance with the team. In his NHL career, Leopold has also played for the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues and Columbus Blue Jackets...
banging drilling eight hours sleep total
I got about eight hours of sleep total because of all the drilling and banging going on.
against everybody feet minutes tie watch
Everybody wanted to see a tie so they could get on their feet for about 10 minutes and watch the 1-on-0 against the goalie.
compared feet few impact minimal neutral zone
But the neutral zone will be shrunk by a few feet so I think it'll have a minimal impact compared to some of the other changes.
again together
We were probably going to play together again but, now that he's hurt, things will change,
good guy
Toni's a good guy and has been a good teammate,
mac piece win
Mac said he thought he got a piece of it so it wasn't a surprise. We got the win and that's all that matters.
happen hard second year
Second (disallowed) one of the year so yeah, it's frustrating, but we'll keep working hard and it will happen one of those days.
surprised
I was actually kind of surprised but it's OK. We get all of the attention.
group including
We're not working as a cohesive group of five, including Kipper,
best guess luck opportunity remaining wish
He's been here a long time. As a teammate, we wish him the best of luck but I guess there'll be more opportunity (for the remaining d-men).
changing
We'll be changing pairings but we'll find a way to do it.
good wants whoever
We have to get off to a good start. It's one of those things of whoever wants it the most is going to end up getting it.
ended men mental mistake simple tie
We had too many men on the ice, simple as that. It was a mental mistake and it ended up costing us at least the tie and going into overtime.
experience knows
You look at the years he's played, the experience he has -- he knows all the Xs and Os in the NHL,