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...
abandoned goals missed pass puck shooting worked
The power-play goals were all missed assignments. We abandoned what worked in the first period: That was shooting the puck. We wanted to pass the puck into the net.
advantage early haunt
When you get those opportunities early and you don't take advantage of it, they usually come back to haunt you.
complete game ok played second third
We played OK at first. In the second we got away from our game and in the third we couldn't complete a pass.
committed game obviously periods playing team together
When a team makes a trade, it's obviously not happy. Our first two periods were disappointing. We weren't committed to playing together or committed to our game plan.
bottom
He's got to play better than that. That's the bottom line.
athletics expect proud respond
He was disappointed. He's a proud athlete. I expect him to respond in the right way.
average either last maybe middle played playoffs year
Our goaltending has been average and that's maybe been generous. With Adam, even in the minors last year he played very well -- he put us in the playoffs -- but there was no in-between. He was either outstanding or awful. There was no middle ground.
definitely matter player plays terrific
He's always been good. He's definitely their leader. He's a terrific player no matter who he plays for.
ahead break career difficult focused given hope next nice night position remains tough whether
His position is very difficult to break into, whether you're 23 or 27 ? and he's 20. As a coach, you hope that you haven't given him too much sometimes, but he's responded to his tough nights. The next night he's always better. He's a very focused young man, and if he remains that way, he'll have a nice career ahead of him.
effort gets good moves needs puck taste work
He's going to get a good taste of what he needs to work on. When he moves the puck, he's very effective. When he hangs on to the puck too long in an effort to make a pretty play, he gets exposed.
coach collective guys talked team telling
When they play a collective team game, it's better than the coach telling them about it. We've always talked about it. Tonight, we had more guys on than off.
bad played until
He had bad positioning with his stick, but up until then he'd played well.
bucks gave guys heartbeat instant paid
He gave us instant credibility. Those guys are paid big bucks for a reason. They're the heartbeat of a team.
good looked win
He made some good saves. You aren't going to win without good goaltending. He looked a lot calmer to me than he has all year.