Martin Gelinas

Martin Gelinas
Martin Gélinasis a Canadian former ice hockey forward who played 1,273 games in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators. A first round selection of the Los Angeles Kings, 7th overall, at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, Gélinas never played for the team as he was included in one of the most significant trades in NHL history while he was still playing junior hockey for the Hull...
last position progress successful tonight
We made a lot of progress in the last two weeks. But we're not in a position to take it easy. We've been successful because we've done the little things. Tonight we weren't sharp.
hard last position progress
It's disappointing because we made a lot of progress in the last two weeks. We're not in position to take it easy. Every night, we have to show up and play hard and we didn't do that tonight.
experience few good months paris venice
We went to Paris and Pisa and Venice and Florence, all over Europe. The first few months were hard, but it was a good experience for the kids.
capitalize second split took
You give him a split second in any situation, he'll capitalize on it. They have a lot of firepower up front, and we took a lot of penalties.
breakdown great shot
That was a great shot. But before you get a great shot like that there's usually a breakdown somewhere.
basics create energy good momentum month playoff power quest special spot talked teams win
Usually on the power play you create some momentum and good energy and we didn't do that. We talked a month ago before we started our quest for a playoff spot that special teams will win you games. We have to get back to basics on the power play.
best doubt order players win
No doubt, your best players have to be your best players in order to win games.
forget move
You have to forget it and move on.
battling both came dirty net noses playoff
We didn't get our noses dirty enough. We didn't go to the net enough. We're both battling for a playoff spot, and they just came out hungrier.
chance crucial point sure
We had a chance to do it and we didn't get the two points. Every point is crucial right now. We have to make sure we get more of these.
It's big. I'm pretty disappointed. I didn't know which way to go.
goal nice
It was nice to get that goal back.
harder positive starts tonight
It's frustrating. What can I say? It is disappointing. It's been like that for two weeks. The positive thing is we got a point, at least, tonight but we've got to get better starts and play harder from the start.
against explain happen nice streak
It's just one of those things that happen in hockey. But we have a nice streak going against them, and I don't know why. You don't try to explain things like this.