Brendan Shanahan
Brendan Shanahan
Brendan Frederick Shanahanis a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player who currently serves as the president and alternate governor for the Toronto Maple Leafs, having previously serving as the director of player safety for the NHL...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth23 January 1969
CityToronto, Canada
betting bowl college football heard sounds stuff super
I haven't heard anything about the betting being on hockey, and that's a very important distinction. It sounds as if it's college football and Super Bowl betting, stuff like that.
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I was surprised, but I knew he was having a bit of a tough adjustment here. But there are a lot of guys who decided to call it a career after the lockout. You can't blame a guy for trying to come back and being 100 percent sure.
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He just knows how to play the game. Most times, I'm the one standing in front but if I'm not there, he has no fear of going in there and doing that job. The goal isn't scored unless Steve's screening the goalie.
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The fans spoke, ... They told us what they wanted and we tried to deliver while minding the hockey traditionalists as well.
couple fed goals
Shortly after that, we got a couple of power-play goals because we fed off of those penalty-kills. That was the story of the night, the penalty-killing.
coming optimistic together
Things are coming together pretty good, I'm pretty optimistic about our game.
nice played solid
I thought he played a solid game, especially considering he's been off for some time. It was nice to have him on the ice again.
known stifle strong
As much as we're known for our goal-scoring, we're very strong defensively, so I think that we can do the same to them and stifle their offense.
ahead means reflect season stay
I just try to stay ahead of my age. It means a lot. I think these are all things you reflect on at the end of the season and at the end of your career.
blessing definitely disguise good healthy hopefully injuries players ready rest serious test time year
It definitely is going to test the depth. Hopefully these aren't serious injuries for these guys. Sometimes a little rest at this time of year can be a blessing in disguise for players like that. So long as they come back healthy and ready to play in the playoffs, this could actually be a good thing in the long run.
everybody expected four game knew nobody tough win
Everybody said this was going to be a tough series, so nobody expected us to win all four games. We knew we'd have to win a game in Edmonton.
call expect special
I wouldn't call it a special milestone. It's nice, but it's kind of what I expect of myself. Once you get it, you want to get more.
successful trap
It's effective. It's not pretty hockey. That's what makes the trap successful you are able to clog it up.
coach fit football guy hear job news playing playoff scoring since talked team theme training
Since the first day of training camp, he talked about us playing more like a playoff team and scoring playoff-style goals. It's a theme we hear every day. Sometimes you don't like the news the coach is delivering, but he's the coach. It's not his job to fit in with us. It's our job to fit in with him. You need one guy in charge, and he's the guy.