Randy Cunneyworth
Randy Cunneyworth
Randolph William Cunneyworthis a former professional ice hockey player and current coach for the Rochester Americans of the AHL. He played professionally in the National Hockey Leagueand American Hockey Leaguein a twenty-year career; his coaching résumé includes a brief stint as head coach of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. He had long stints as both a player and coach of the AHL's Rochester Americans. Cunneyworth was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, but grew up in Mississauga, Ontario...
guy help move strongly team
Unquestionably he's a guy we need back. I feel strongly that he's a guy who can help this team move forward.
allowing aware control crafty guy lane pull pulled room short top
Just when you think you have it under control and that they won't pull that off again, they pulled it off. It's a very crafty team. It comes down to being aware in the lane and being on top of people, not so much on the long end but the short end, and not allowing that pass. If you give a guy like that room to make that play, that's the risk.
sitting
He's been sitting long enough. We need a contribution from him.
guy point power vision
He's being utilized as a power-play specialist. We've had him at the point because of his vision and also at the half-wall as well. He's a guy that can quarterback the power play.
leadership step vocal
Our leadership has to step forward, and not just by being vocal in the room.
fighting fights-and-fighting front good guys job
He's battling, he's fighting for everything, and the guys are doing a pretty good job in front of him.
great hit shot sight skates
He has hit everything in sight in camp, he's got a great shot and he skates strong.
game good
He was good enough long enough to let us get in the game and we didn't take advantage.
key might save seen though
He (Leighton) made a (one-) glove save through a lot of traffic. Even though he might not have seen the shot, the key was positioning himself.
deserve desire fact last pride teams
There are teams that have got in on the last game. It's about pride and professionalism. In this situation, the fact that we have to make up some points, some ground, if we can't muster up a desire to compete, then we don't deserve to be in the playoffs.
easier focused plenty tough
He made plenty of tough saves, but he has to be more focused on the easier saves.
answer hockey ourselves owe sticking trying
We've been trying to find the answer and sticking with the same guys. But we owe it to ourselves to try something different. We've got a lot of hockey left.
cost couple lazy maybe took
We took a couple lazy penalties. Maybe they embellished a couple better than we did, but we were lazy a couple times and it cost us.
ability believe confidence lacking move simple straight
But he's lacking some confidence right now. He just has to believe in the ability he has. He has to keep it simple and move in straight lines.