Randy Carlyle
Randy Carlyle
Randolph Robert Carlyleis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks and formerly the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was raised in Azilda, just northwest of Sudbury, Ontario. He won the Stanley Cup in 2007 with the Ducks during his first stint with the team. As a player, Carlyle dressed for over 1000 games between the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets, winning...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth19 April 1956
CityGreater Sudbury, Canada
He came in in great physical shape, ... It's always a positive for a coach when you see your veteran guys leading in that direction.
We try to make sure we take care of recovery, do lots of stretching, and focus on the core part of the body, specifically.
We took some penalties at crucial points. We just didn't defend well. We had our opportunities, we just didn't manage to get the puck past Nabokov.
We took some inopportune penalties at critical points. We gave them too many opportunities and too many quality chances.
We took far too many penalties, and we got worn down. The fatigue started to set in. The second period, things started to get a little crazy, and we got out of sync. Fortunately, we were able to get it back.
We took a different approach, doing some off-ice stuff. The players would rather do that than come to the rink and get skated. We had a little laugh, a little team bonding and it really showed tonight. We had lots of energy early.
I just felt on a whim that this would be a situation when he would get in there and give us an opportunity to win. It was just a gut feeling of a coach.
Anytime you can get points in this building it's a positive. They have a great home record and are undoubtedly one of the best teams in the league.
As a coach, you always ask to make sure you're going into every situation with your best effort, because in the playoffs, it's not a situation where you can just turn it on and off. You want to play well right into them, and continue to keep the ball rolling.
Their game plan obviously was to go after some of our so-called skill players. The officials have to take control in a situation like this, and they did a very good job.
It was just a decision that we felt he was going to give us the best chance for success tonight. We were fortunate to get it done.
I guess you guys have to show up for the warm-up . . . to see if he's first out. It'll force some of you guys to get up from the press meal.
He's our guy. He plays major minutes, he's our captain. He plays on all situations on the defensive side and the offensive side of the puck. He makes it look so easy night in and night out. He's very efficient in how he goes about his business.
I didn't think we played very well. For whatever reason, we seemed to struggle with the puck. We didn't react. We were frustrated by our lack of offensive punch. We had some chances, but we didn't have any finish.