Steve Sullivan
Steve Sullivan
Steve Sullivanis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over 1000 games in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins and Phoenix Coyotes. He is currently the Coyotes' development coach...
heard list members strongly waiting
We heard pretty strongly from members of the public. A waiting list was not working for the people.
against knew top
We didn't want to come in here overconfident. We knew they were going to be really well-prepared to play against us and that they were going to be on top of their game.
ourselves sat
We were being embarrassed. We were being intimidated, we just sat and told ourselves that we can outplay them.
beginning responsibility taking
We have said from the beginning that we are taking responsibility for this incident.
bad creating few five game goals gotten last lucky might per played scoring six toward
We played a little too much out on the perimeter. We've been lucky enough to be scoring five to six goals per game in the last few games, so we might have gotten in some bad habits. We have to get back to working toward the goal and creating better chances.
match turned
They turned it on and we couldn't match them.
trying
You're always trying to improve. When you see everyone else around you bettering themselves, you want to do the same thing.
clutch game hold leads rules sit
You can't just sit back and hold on to leads now. With the way the rules are now, you have to keep going after it. The rules don't let you clutch and grab, so it's more a game of offense.
bounce couple great lucky match period referee second sudden turned
I thought we had a great first period and got a lot of chances, but they turned it up in the second period and we didn't match it. They got a couple of power-play goals, a lucky bounce off a referee and all of a sudden it's out of reach.
attentive aware change concern detail game giving seems
I think there's some concern there. We're not being as aware and as attentive to detail as we probably should be. It seems like we're giving up at least one every game and we're going to have to change that.
behind saw throw took trainer
I saw him throw it to his trainer behind the bench. He took it down the hallway.
exciting fans game happy scoring
I think it's the most exciting the NHL has been in a long time. I think the fans are very happy with the way the game is going. There's a lot of scoring chances. ... We're very happy with the way things have been going so far.
sneak tried yesterday
I was able to get a break. I was able to go 5-hole yesterday on Manny. I think I tried to show him the 5-hole and deke it around him and I was able to sneak it by.
consistent individual quiet throughout
He's been very consistent throughout the year. He's such a quiet individual and he's quiet on the ice, too.