Trent Yawney
Trent Yawney
Trent G. Yawneyis a retired hockey defenceman, a former head coach of the National Hockey League Chicago Blackhawks, a former professional scout for the Anaheim Ducks, and a former assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks of the NHL and current assistant coach of the Anaheim Ducks...
adam either good great growing happy knows medium
It's all part of growing in this league. Adam has bounced back before. We've got to get a happy medium with him. He's either great or not very good at all. He knows that. We've got to get him to be more consistent.
best evaluation position presented tough whether
It's tough on everybody, but it's the position we're presented with, and we'll try to make the best of it. Whether you're young or old, there's still an evaluation process.
guy
For a young guy making his first start, he passed.
faster good ice moves puck quick sees
They're a quick team, but I told him that the puck moves faster than they can skate. He's a very, very good passer and sees the ice very well.
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Waivers make it more difficult. No manager wants to lose a player for nothing. To lose a player after you've invested all this time and money in him is like cutting your nose off to spite your face.
everybody experience hard ice trying year
We want them to experience what it's like to be in that situation. This has been a hard year for everyone -- not just the kids, but everybody off the ice who are trying so hard to make this thing work.
work
We've still got some work to do. It's a work in progress.
abandoned create excitement goes net pass puck shoot simple worked
We abandoned what worked in the first period. We wanted to pass the puck into the net, not shoot it. It goes back to very simple hockey. Pucks to the net create excitement for everybody.
abandoned looking shot
We abandoned what we did in the first period. That's when we shot and went to the net. After that, we started looking for the pretty play, and the pretty play wasn't there.
abandoned pass period puck shooting shot
We abandoned what was working in the first period, and that was shooting the puck. We wanted to pass the puck into the net. In the first period we shot the puck and went to the net.
challenge good looked sharp surprise
He's looked sharp in practice, and he's excited. It'll be a good challenge for him and the team. He'll surprise some people.
curb lead likes rush support
He's like a riverboat gambler. He likes to take chances. We'll have to curb that a little bit. He doesn't have to lead the rush down the ice, just support the first wave.
against difficult element people
He's a one-of-a-kind player. He has an element that is very difficult to put into somebody, and that is he's mean. People don't like to play against him.
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We really didn't see their transition game other than the first part of the first period. Their forwards are so skilled that they can really turn something very average into something that's very lucrative in an awful hurry. We managed the puck pretty well tonight.