Robert Esche
Robert Esche
Robert L. Escheis an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who is the current president of the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League. He previously played eight seasons in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Phoenix Coyotes and Philadelphia Flyers...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth22 January 1978
good lost
As good as it may have seemed, we still lost the game. So, it wasn't that great.
past talk
That's in the past. I don't really want to talk about that.
happened looked october torn
It was October when it happened to me. I was misdiagnosed by the MRI and at the end of the season, (someone else) looked at the same MRI and told me I had a torn labrum.
door flip games jumps revolving runs somebody until
Things are going to flip around. There's going to be games that I'm winning. There's going to be games that he's winning. It's going to be a revolving door until somebody jumps all over it and runs with it.
biggest far happens hurdle injury position pushed pushing putting strain sure
They always say the biggest hurdle is making sure that injury is battle-tested, putting yourself in a position where you are going to strain it. I've really pushed myself this week. If something fluky happens tomorrow, that's the way it is. I've been pushing and pushing and pushing to see how far I can push this injury to make sure it's good.
talk
It was just talk between me and another player, that's all.
They've got everything working for them right now. They are really clicking.
ahead frustrated full hands player talk work
It's just talk between me and a player that's all. I'm not frustrated with anything. We just have our hands full and we have a lot of work ahead of us, and that's about it.
effort team
It's a team effort and it's always going to be like that.
dictate future good hands huge makers schedule
It's a huge week. The schedule makers got what they wanted, especially in our division. The good thing is they don't have to dictate to us. The future is in our hands and that's the way we want it.
building difficult direction step
This has been a difficult building for us. This was a step in the right direction, especially if they are our first-round (opponent).
five four miss ruled rushed
They told me it would be four to five months, ... and they ruled out the World Cup. I didn't want to miss the opportunity, so I rushed it. I would have never done that if I didn't have the World Cup.
bad crying effort guy lack mean realistic start team
I've always been very realistic with everything my whole career. It is what it is. It doesn't mean I'm going to start being a bad team guy or give a lack of effort ... I'm not crying over spilled milk.
bad focus gives great pressure task tunnel vision
Pressure isn't a bad word. It's a great word. It gives you tunnel vision and let's you focus on the task at hand.