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...
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.
hard minutes played
We played hard for 55 minutes and then I thought we kind of let them off the hook.
allow guy level
You allow a guy at this level more time, more space, and he'll be able to make a play. That's the whole thing: don't give that guy the time.
That's the kind of desperation we have to have.
key morning obvious players talked took word
That's the key word right there, desperation. It was used this morning and it was used tonight. It was obvious it was talked about by the players and they took it to heart.
both career excellent good himself negative opportunity played terms work
He played very well and did good work at both ends, there were no negative comments. Is the work done? By no means. He had an excellent opportunity to show himself where he is (in terms of career development) and what he can do.
figure
He's in a funk, and he's got to figure out a way to get out of it.
execute key moved puck time
The key was we moved the puck around well, and any time you can execute like that, you get rewarded.
appreciate fans fun gets ice
The emotion, the desperation all over the ice in every situation, it's exciting, the fans appreciate it and it also gets results. There's no better way to play than like that. To have that kind of fun is invigorating.
counted game good growth guys line played smart
The guys were very good and they had to be. When it counted ? with the game on the line ? they played a real smart game. There was a lot of good growth tonight.