Brendan Witt
Brendan Witt
Brendan Wittis a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Washington Capitals, Nashville Predators, and New York Islanders in the National Hockey League...
ethic experience good learning might pass work younger
I think it's a willingness to work. I think our work ethic is not very good in the third. And you can see that in the games. But it might also be a learning experience with the younger guys. As veterans, we need to pass on that knowledge.
cheek control hopefully officials pride punched swallow turn
I think you've got to turn the cheek when you get punched in the head, and hopefully officials can control that. This is where you have to be very disciplined and swallow your pride.
locked shocked
It shocked me. I thought we had it all locked up. We dodged a bullet.
nice stay
It was an interesting debut. It would have been nice to stay with the guys.
guy sends
I'm not going to say anything. He sends a guy after me, and that's fine. Him and I had our words, so that's all I'm going to say.
arrived came clutch discussed grab late needs officials period rule second supposed time today
Everyone needs some time to get used to the rule changes. We arrived late today so we didn't get briefed. The officials came in after the second period and discussed it with us; it was supposed to be before. You can't clutch and grab anymore.
both dangerous good gotten hockey home positive san seen strengths
We haven't gotten off to good starts, so that's important for us to do in both games. We want to come home on a good, positive note. L.A. is struggling, but is still a good hockey team. And San Jose, with Thornton in the lineup, that makes them even more dangerous offensively. The good thing for us is we've seen Thornton a lot, so we know his strengths and weaknesses.
game good helped rookie worked
It helped him to go to the minors. He went down, worked on his game and got his confidence. In his rookie year, he was a little gun-shy. It was all new for him, but now he's comfortable. . . . We have a good chemistry.
behind coming guy point react saw until
I just reacted and unfortunately I had to leave. I didn't know if (Parker) was behind me or not. I just saw a guy coming up over the glass. You just react at that point and you don't think about it until afterward.
both hurt labor move problem time
Times have changed. It's time to move on. This labor problem hurt both sides, it hurt the game, but now we've got to move forward.