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
They've always had a history of being in the right places, and they cause turnovers. Their 'D' are very good at moving the puck quick and they have a lot of speed up front.
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.
They played hard but we gave them a lot of help, and our power play wasn't as effective as it should have been.
Definitely. We're going to be fighting down the stretch and we have that western swing with . . . the teams we are battling with. You want be in a position for those three games coming up to be real big.
I don't think there's any rhyme or reason for it. There's enough talent out there with that group of five (players) where you've got to make those plays.
You've just got to get in and play, ... I came back (in 1996) and it took a bit of time to get things going.
You never want to see an injury like that happen.
You never want to give a team life. We know how good they can be.
You never want to give a team life - especially a team as good as Dallas. They've got some momentum now, but we've got a chance in the next game to take it away again.
The last month of the season did help us prepare for the playoffs. But, the guys still have to understand what's at stake in the playoffs and that the intensity will go up even higher.
If I get in there, we know that the goalies have been really good.
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.
I've got to start getting the puck to the net a little more, ... I usually have more shots than I do right now (14), that's for sure. I can pick that up, jump in the play a little more. I think I'm lacking a little offensively.