Ryan Whitney
Ryan Whitney
Ryan D. Whitneyis an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. After playing with his high school team from Thayer Academy and the USA National Development Program, Whitney joined the college ranks with Boston University in 2001. Upon completing his freshman year, he was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins fifth overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Following parts of three seasons with the Penguins' minor league affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Whitney played his NHL rookie season in 2005–06. Whitney remained...
building core guys positives saying
You can look at the positives and say we were building something at the end of the year. With the core of guys here, you can see a future. I know they've been saying that around here for a while, but it's pretty obvious.
coming guys hit lead limited played puck smart stayed
They stayed on us. They played a smart game. They were getting the puck in deep. They limited their turnovers. A lot of times they hit their lead guy. We've got to have guys coming back more and outwork them a little harder.
There's not much you can say. We were outplayed.
gave good happy next shots
We gave up a lot of shots, but we did a lot of good things, too. We're happy to get a win. And hopefully, we won't give up as many shots next time.
great played
We just didn't play well in the first two periods. We played great in the third. If we would have just done it all game, we probably would have won.
hear mind thinking
Maybe, they were thinking about it a little bit. I haven't thought too much about it, but you read about it and hear about it. So, it's going to be on your mind a little bit.
cool
No one's said anything yet. I don't know what's going on. But it would be pretty cool to play for a Calder Cup.
obvious penalties showing took
It's pretty obvious we didn't show up (Saturday). We got outworked in every zone. We took penalties and didn't kill them off. It was an embarrassing showing on our part.
beside bet football major players steroids using
I've just been here 30 games, obviously, but, from what I've seen, I don't think many players are using steroids in hockey. I'll bet it's the least in any of the major sports, beside basketball. Football and baseball, I'm sure, have way more than hockey.
few good instead lead learn past playing points
It was good to get a point. Unfortunately, we couldn't get the win. But we battled back like we have the past few games. We just have to try to get the two points and learn how to play with the lead instead of playing from behind.
best prospects
They say he's one of the best goalie prospects ever. He's awesome.
best last played teams
They're one of the best teams in the league, and we played them real well last time. If we can do that again, hopefully, we'll have the same result.
chance compete finish good hardest hopefully last next ready rest tough win year
This is what we have the rest of the way out, and we just have to go our hardest each night. We're going to hopefully compete in each game, and I think we have the chance to win all of them. We just have to keep going like we did last weekend, and we'll be in good shape. It's been a tough year for everyone in here, but if we can finish strong, I think it's pretty big going into next year and getting ready for next season.
legs lift mean spear stick
I went to put my stick between his legs and lift his stick up, but I just got him too high. I didn't mean to spear him. It was just an accident.