Bob Gainey
Bob Gainey
Robert Michael "Bob" "Le Capitaine" Gaineyis the former executive vice president and general manager of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. He is currently a team consultant for the St. Louis Blues. He is also a former professional ice hockey player who played for the Canadiens from 1973 until 1989. After retiring from active play, he became a hockey coach and later an executive with the NHL Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars organization before returning to Montreal as general...
changes entering none period predict
We're entering a new period in the NHL, ... There could be changes that none of us can predict right now.
chunk days doctors feeling five next reasonable six skating talking window
I don't think it's reasonable for him to be skating and feeling the way he would need to for next Tuesday. But five or six days after that, which is a pretty big chunk of time, is the window that the doctors are talking about.
cost key mistakes otherwise
We made one or two key mistakes that cost us. That's the story of the game, because otherwise it was pretty even out there.
coming feels possibly
He was possibly coming back in (Monday) night, but didn't really feel like it. He feels better today, so we'll see (Wednesday).
confidence earn player position teammates wants
He doesn't look like a player who wants to give up his position to anybody. You have to earn the confidence of your teammates and he has done that for a while.
explain sure
I don't have any details. And if I did know anything, I'm not sure I would know how to explain it to you.
again exposed join morning next rather skated sooner step team
He skated again this morning and the next step is for him to join the team and be exposed to some rough-and-tumble play. I think that's sooner rather than later.
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Halak made a remarkable impression in his first season in North America. He has an excellent work ethic and could become an excellent goaltender in the years to come.
team
He will be unavailable to our team for an undetermined period.
ability brought elevation goal happened open presence score third
He happened to score the goal in the third period, which is terrific, but I think he brought another presence to our defense, an elevation in our ability to find the open man.
closely coaching experience followed full head responsibility since team training
I am the one with NHL head coaching experience and no one has followed this team as closely as I have since training camp. As of this point, I will take full responsibility as the head coach.
contract gave last remain since summer
We gave Jose a three-year contract last summer with the idea that he was going to remain with us. Since then, things changed.
guy job needed saw
We saw the job was too big for one guy and (Huet) needed some help.
clear ready
We've been pretty clear with the players. When you're ready to play, you have to play. If you're not ready to play, you can't play.