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
The result is the biggest negative. Our effort was good, we had chances, but we just didn't bury the puck.
You have to play with a high level of energy night in and night out. I thought tonight was our best team effort of the year.
Is it the end of the world? No, they're up 2-1 in the series. The bottom line is we have to prepare ourselves for more of a team effort than we got from our group.
We did not compete at our best level. I thought that they wanted it more than we did and they went out and played that way. The bottom line is we have to prepare ourselves for more of a team effort than we got from our group tonight.
He's not just a scorer, ... For us to have success and for him to be a part of that and fit into to what we're trying to build and get back to where he was as a player, he's got to be a complete player. He's held up his end of the bargain. You cannot say that he hasn't given an honest effort every night.
It's so close. The difference can be one mistake. If you make a mistake, you're pulling the puck out of your net.
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.
It wasn't a question of being upset. It was disappointment with the way things have been going.
It was more of a complete game for our hockey club, and a 'character builder' because of the number of bodies we have out of our lineup,
It's amazing. We did a testing of our rookie camp, then there was a testing done of all the veterans,
It's hard to be critical of our group because things have gone so well. We've worked so hard and then we have a game like this where we weren't as sharp as we have been. I'm not going to criticize our team for this hockey game.
It's disturbing. Columbus played yesterday in L.A., and they had more life and jump than we did in the first, probably 25 minutes. We have to find a way to take responsibility for that.
It seems for whatever reason, if we take our free hand off our stick, no matter what happens we got a penalty for it.
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.