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...
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.
care confidence group guys seize utmost
We have the utmost confidence in the group we have here. You have to seize the day and take care of your own opportunities when they're presented. We don't have enough guys doing that.
deserve games guys heck mess sticking together weekend
If we had done this 20 games ago, we wouldn't be in this predicament. This was a heck of a weekend and these guys deserve a lot of credit. They're sticking together like glue. Mess with one, mess with all of them.
available body compete drove entry finding guy himself last needs offensive puck putting remember step
I can't remember the last entry (into the offensive zone) where he had a step on a guy and drove to the net. There's been too much one-on-one. For him it's more about finding the help, putting the puck there, and getting it back. He needs to compete for the puck, take the body when he has to, then make himself available to get the puck back.
certainly guys stuck win
It was not a conventional win but certainly one we can remember. Guys stuck together.
guys heart takes
It takes the heart right out of guys when you don't get that big save.
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.
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.
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.
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.
certainly consistency easier hits match reaching type worried
We certainly are able to match that type of play but we didn't do it with enough consistency. Too often we're worried about reaching in. Sometimes hits are the easier play to make.
advantage couple match night physical played took
We didn't match their intensity. Any night we don't compete, I'm disappointed. They played awfully physical and took advantage of a couple of our miscues.
brought certainly difficult forth physical wish
We had a lot of jam, some physical play we wish we'd brought forth on other nights. It certainly made it difficult for them.