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
chance good job people ran scoring shots
We did a good job and had a lot of people involved. I think they only had one scoring chance when we ran into each other on an entry. But other than that we didn't give up any (quality) shots and that's a real positive.
momentum start
There's no momentum from two years ago. There's no carry-over. We had to start from scratch.
finally last skaters totally
We finally had 18 skaters totally committed. The last two games, I couldn't say that.
bounce handed happens points puck stick stuff
We handed two points away. That's a shame. We had the puck on our stick and didn't get the puck out of our zone. When stuff like that happens at this point of the season, it's inexcusable. But we'll bounce back.
behind given hard points teams time various
We've got teams we have to beat, those teams that are behind us. They've all given us a hard time at various points this year.
game good great hockey
That was not a good call. . . . That's what (expletive) you off. You've got a great hockey game going and you get put down on a questionable call.
hope key
That's the key to the game, keep the hope alive.
thinking work
That's the positive, we're not going in thinking it's automatic. We're going to have to work for those wins.
bit gives grasped group guys head hopefully impressive played rules start understood
Most impressive to me about the group is how they've grasped the rules and played disciplined. Hopefully that gives us a bit of a head start that our guys have understood what the rules are right off the bat.
last seems sure wish
I wish it wasn't like this, but it sure seems like it's going to come down to the last game.
bit clock defensive effective ready scoreboard smart squash understand works
I think he's a lot more ready offensively than he was, but I still get on him about defensive lapses. There's a little bit Riverboat Gambler, which makes him effective offensively so you don't want to squash that too much. But you try to make him understand how the scoreboard works and the clock and how you have to make smart plays.
believe care focused good gotten illusion players process team truly understand winning
You just never know what a preseason means. Is it an illusion or reality? I truly believe we're a good team and I think if we've gotten anything out of the preseason, it's the process you go about, and winning will take care of itself. Our players understand that and they're focused on doing things right.
freed opportunity patty people shine trade
You can already see that Patty is freed up a little more. We did give up a lot to get Joe, but this is a trade that's going to give a lot of people an opportunity to shine and do things they haven't done. He's everything I thought he was.
aggressive fly next played ready seemed
We were more aggressive and played with a lot more sense of urgency. Everything seemed to work, and we're going to have to be ready to make adjustments on the fly in the next game.