Rob Blake
Rob Blake
Robert Bowlby Blakeis a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and the current assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. He was originally drafted by the Kings in 1988, appearing in the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy and serving as team captain for five seasons in his initial 11-season stint with the club. In 2001, Blake was traded to the Colorado Avalanche and helped the team win their second...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth10 December 1969
CitySimcoe, Canada
We weren't up to the task. They are right back in this series. Now we have to try and go back there and win a game in their building.
Throughout the top four lines, I think we're very deep now.
The power play has to be the key. You look around the league and see the penalties that are being called, you have to take advantage of the opportunities.
When you look at the standings, that second point is big.
When you give them a chance like that in the third, they are going to bury it. It only took a couple of plays to turn this thing around.
When the final outcome is either win or you're going home ... the intensity will pick up.
The operation went very well, ... The recovery period all depends on how Jason heals. We are hopeful he will show improvement over the course of the summer. We will monitor his situation as he rehabilitates the knees over the next few months.
This team in the past hasn't taken advantage of some of the leads we've had in a series. So we have to force the issue, not sit and wait and see what's going to happen. (The Stars) are a veteran team with guys who have won Cups and their best game is going to be (tonight).
This was big because we needed these points. I got a power play at the end and Danny made a strong move down the wall, put the puck to the net and it went in.
We didn't get the puck in the net. That's the bottom line. Three out of four games, it's tough.
It's the same as any year when I've walked in here.
It's pretty awesome when you can come with a 1-2 punch like Peter and Joe. But it's going to be a little difficult to designate a line to slow down another line if they call obstruction the way they say they will.
It's tough to play teams like this. They are playing for their jobs and they come after you.
It wasn't about the Stanley Cup the year before, it was all about the gold medal. That's been the talk the last three years, and now this year. When you go home in the summers, the gold medal is remembered more. The difference now is defending the gold medal.