Steve Stirling
Steve Stirling
Steve Stirlingis an assistant coach of the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League. He is the former head coach of the American Hockey League's Norfolk Admirals, the Springfield Falcons, and the National Hockey League's New York Islanders. Most recently, he has been working as head coach for the Iserlohn Roosters in Germany...
january month
Certainly, if you look at it, the month of January is critical.
control lose
But there was no need for him to lose control in this situation.
absolutely bought effort emphasize fade nights players playing precedent sets top
I can't emphasize enough that their top players bought into the system, they're working hard, playing well and that sets the precedent for the young kids. No, absolutely not. I think there's nights we do. For the most part, the effort has been there for us. But when we get in trouble, we fade away.
good time top
He was at the top of his game. The time off was good for him.
happened knee took
He went down awkwardly, and took a knee to the head. Everything just happened all at once.
pick player smart
He is not flashy; he does all the things a smart player does. If I had to pick one player, I'd say it was him (that was most impressive).
played
For the first 50 minutes, I thought we played pretty well.
bought emphasize players playing precedent sets top younger
I'm very impressed. I can't emphasize enough that the top players bought into the system. Obviously, they're playing hard, obviously, they're playing well. And that sets the precedent for the younger kids.
job lose mike
If you win, you keep your job. If you don't win, you could lose it or you do lose it. I didn't make the rules, Mike didn't make the rules.
game huge together
He's technically sound, and I think that is a huge factor. There's not going to be a lot of breakdowns to his game technically. Plus, he's a real competitor. Put the two together and it's pretty special.
few last plain played
I didn't think he's played very well the last few games, plain and simple.
afford ice penalty took
He took a penalty and I couldn't afford to put him on the ice again, and have him take another one.
Alexei is our leader, on and off the ice. This just makes it official.
against behind early expect fall teams
You can't fall behind too many teams 3-0 that early and expect to come back. To do it against Ottawa?