Chris Chelios
Chris Chelios
Christos Kostas Chelios, better known as Chris Chelios, is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently the Executive Advisor to Ken Holland, the general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, a role that Steve Yzerman held before leaving to become general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is one of the longest tenured players in the National Hockey League...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth25 January 1962
CityEvergreen Park, IL
chasing excuse game god good great needed point reason teams thank total ways whatever win
For whatever reason we did get complacent. For a game we had total control, we were winning, great teams find ways to win and keep leads, especially at this point in the season. There's no excuse for it. But thank God it wasn't a team that (was) chasing us or needed the points, which was a good thing.
great looks needed
He looks big in there and made some great saves. When he needed to make the big saves, he did.
couple good stress
We're on a pretty good roll. We stress being aggressive, but you get bounces, too. They (the Avalanche) had a couple of (scoring) chances. We try to make them make a really good play if we're going to get beat. Right now, it's working pretty well.
almost front knew nervous played playing
I almost played my way off that team, probably because I was so nervous playing in front of Don. I knew I was on the bubble.
bonus guys
You get your third- and fourth-line guys contributing offensively and it's a big bonus for you.
passion played won
We wanted to play with passion and excitement, and we did that. We could have very well have won the game. We played well enough to win.
alan ended guy leave trust
We went through Alan Eagleson days, and we were told to trust him, and the guy ended up in jail, ... We'll just leave it at that.
depending guys heal high hopefully last maybe middle opportunity playing quick season
We've got a lot of guys at camp, so it's an opportunity for maybe one of them. But, they had high expectations of (Nik). You could see the way he was playing so far, what he did last year. They were depending on him a lot this year. Hopefully he'll heal quick and be here for the middle of the season and the remainder of the season and the playoffs.
guys maybe opportunity
We've got a lot of guys at camp, so it's an opportunity for maybe one of them,
days excuses five game good great last maybe teams until win
Maybe the five days (off) will do me good in the long run. It (the Olympics) was a great experience. Up until the last game we were in every game. You can make all the excuses in the world but good teams find a way to win and we never did that.
commenting far issue
We're not commenting on that. As far as we're concerned, it isn't an issue for us.
nike
Nike is renting it out for the whole week.
good outcome played team win
Obviously, we're disappointed with the outcome again, like the first game, but we can't be frustrated. That's a good team we played. I thought we played well enough to win but they played well, too.
excuse game good teams time total
There's no excuse for it. We did get complacent. We had a game in total control, it was there to win, and good teams keep leads, especially this time of season.