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
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Playing hockey is fun. Going out and hooking and holding really isn't fun.
answer great minute playing
We were in such control, and then to give it away like that, it's just embarrassing. It summed up the whole series. We were playing great hockey, playing great hockey, and then it was a 6-7 minute collapse. Who has an answer for that?
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When we were playing with the lead, it forced them to open up a little bit. The onus is on us to break the trap.
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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.
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Are guys going to get discovered? Sure, we've got over 700 players; we're going to have the odd guy. But I've been playing for 18 years, and I've never heard a player talk about its benefits, I've never heard of a player taking it; I've never suspected a player I've played with is taking it.
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I think our first period kind of killed us, ... We came out flat and they came out with a lot more jump than us, and that kind of set the tone for the whole game, that we were constantly playing catch-up.
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They're playing tight defense and working hard, and regardless of what it's called, we have to work harder and win games. Whether we win them scoring six goals, or one goal, we just have to win games.
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It is a sad day for hockey. It is a historic day, actually. He was one of the greatest pure goal scorers of all-time. He helped me a lot when I went to St. Louis, when I was about 21-years-old. He helped me get to another level just watching him in practice and learning from him in games.
goal greatest helped historic learning level practice pure sad watching
It is a sad day for hockey. It is a historic day, actually, ... He was one of the greatest pure goal scorers of all-time. He helped me a lot when I went to St. Louis, when I was about 21-years-old. He helped me get to another level just watching him in practice and learning from him in games.
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I see a lot of young players today who are supposed to be the future of the game and I shake my head. Guys who dive. Guy who don't put the team first,
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.
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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.
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Mike has been stressing driving to the net, ... Usually, he wants at least one guy driving to the net - and on that play we had all three. It was kind of a lucky play, where the Kings ' defenseman got a piece of the puck, but not all of it, and I happened to be in the right spot.
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It feels good because obviously, you please your teammates. They're not just meaningless goals. You play to win games. You want to be in a situation to get a big goal and provide a win. It's a nice milestone. I don't really care too much for most of those but this one I'm happy with and hope to build on.