Ron Wilson
Ron Wilson
Former hockey coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 May 1955
CityWindsor, Canada
add goals guys handle leadership left mature provided stability time
If you look at the guys who left and add up the goals they scored, it really wasn't very many. They provided leadership and stability in the room, and now it's time for other guys to have that responsibility, because they're mature enough to handle it.
bad heat knocked moment reality teeth upset
In the heat of the moment you're going to be upset your teeth got knocked out. But in reality the referees feel as bad as anyone.
calling figure gary mean penalties rocket scientist supposed
Hey, they're calling penalties as advertised. Everyone's still shocked, 'Why are they calling penalties in the playoffs?' They're supposed to because they want to work, and Gary Bettman was here so, hello! I mean it doesn't take a rocket scientist or even a sportswriter to figure that one out.
attention expect feeling instead late letting lose practice rather row slip win
I didn't expect us to win 15 in a row going down the stretch. If we're going to lose, I'd rather lose like this and have everybody's attention in practice (Friday) instead of letting one slip away late and come out of it feeling OK.
basically fun ice looks missed played player sees wants works
He basically hasn't played in two years and it looks like he hasn't missed a beat. He wants the puck, sees the ice well, works hard. It's fun to see a player that young so detailed.
great shot
Great move, great shot and he made a great save.
others
He's a playmaker. He makes others around him better.
according game ice manage ourselves playoffs position time
He's a horse. The more you play him, the better he gets. If we were in first place, it would be a different story, but we're not. I'll do everything I can to get ourselves in position to make the playoffs and, according to how the game goes, manage his ice time that way.
game guy guys ignore knock minutes penalty plays power three totally tough
I don't think that's a big part of the game right now. It's about power plays and penalty kills, it's not about fighting. And it's a little different if the tough guy can play. ... I'm not going to knock some of these other guys who can play only three minutes and if you ignore them they're totally useless.
hard
I don't think he realizes what he just did, how hard that is.
guys hard huge matters realized
I don't think he realized how hard that is. He's very comfortable, and this is when it matters most too. These are huge games, and to see the young guys come through like this is great.
applying gap january playoff position
I don't want us to think by the end of January we've got to be in a playoff position or else. We've just got to keep shortening the gap and keep applying the pressure.
glad joe struggling
I'm glad Joe scored the goal. He's been struggling lately.
draw seriously stayed
I'm not going to say he stayed down to draw the penalty. I didn't really see the play. He did come back so he wasn't seriously injured, fortunately.