Michel Therrien
Michel Therrien
Michel Therrienis a Canadian ice hockey coach, who is currently the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. Prior to his current stint with Montreal, Therrien had previously coached the Canadiens for three seasons and then the Pittsburgh Penguins...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 November 1963
CityMontreal, Canada
against chips coming ethic front game good guys hard knew net playing quality rebounds road sure time tough wall work worked
Every time you're coming down from a long road trip, the first game is always tough to play. We knew we were playing against a quality team. I thought our work ethic was there, so that's a good sign. Physically, we didn't back down. They were physical, and we were physical. But they have experienced players, and we have a lot of young players. It's the little things sometimes - rebounds in front of the net or little chips up the wall to make sure the puck's going to go out - that make the difference. But our guys really worked hard tonight.
bit looking net perfect puck
There were times we could have put on the puck on the net a little bit more, but we were looking for the perfect play.
bit net puck
We want to put the puck on net a little bit more. There were times we did it, there were times we could have done it more.
afraid decision goes next
I'm not afraid to play him back to back. We'll see how it goes (tonight) and then make a decision for the next day.
best confidence liked played wish
I liked the way he played; that's why we called him up. He played with confidence. We wish him the best in Atlanta.
bowl cheering city great hockey pittsburgh rebuilding side super tough
It's so great just to get to the Super Bowl and so great for the city. Pittsburgh is just a great city for sports. Things on the hockey side have been tough lately, but we're rebuilding and we're cheering them on.
confidence matter
It's not a matter of confidence. It's a matter of trying.
evaluate major
It's not a major injury. It's day to day. We'll evaluate tomorrow. We'll find out more.
best hard killer mentioned penalty period players reading saves time
I mentioned to the players after the first period that's enough. (Guillaume) Lefebvre and (Shane) Endicott are having a hard time reading the play. But your best penalty killer should be your goalie. You need some big saves every once in a while.
doubtful good
It was not a good penalty, for sure. A doubtful call. I don't know.
feeling lose
It's always the same feeling when you lose (in a shootout). It's like AAGH.
against coming ethic game good knew playing quality road time tough work
Every time you're coming down from a long road trip, that first game is always tough to play. We knew we were playing against a quality team. I thought our work ethic was there, and that's a good sign.
good hopefully strong
It was good to see him on the ice. Hopefully he is strong enough to play (Saturday).
call difference figured referee road turned
We figured it should have been a five-minute major. But the referee didn't call it. Turned out to be down the road the difference in the game, but there's nothing we can do about it.