Craig Patrick
Craig Patrick
Craig Patrickis an American former hockey player, coach and general manager, the son of Lynn Patrick and the grandson of Lester Patrick. During the 1980 Winter Olympics, Patrick was the Assistant General Manager and Assistant Coach under Herb Brooks for the United States men's national ice hockey team, which won the gold medal and defeated the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice". From 1989 to 2006, Patrick was the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins where he oversaw back-to-back...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth20 May 1946
best
I would say he's been our best player, ... He's been very good.
ability believe seen year
You're going to do it his way or not going to play, and from what I've seen this year we need that. We all believe we have the ability here.
adjust players third time work
This is our third time around at it. It's going to work this time. The players will adjust and there will be a different game. Definitely.
great locker people special
Definitely, in John's case. It's very special to get these kind of people ? not just great players, but great people in the locker room.
sign talked
We've talked about it. If we sign anyone, it will be for the upcoming season, not this one.
chance gone next phone schedules sit talk talked town
We've talked on the phone and he's been doing things, but we haven't had a chance to sit down because we've been gone and he's been out of town so our schedules haven't meshed very well yet. We'll just talk about what I'd like to see him doing for this next little while.
calm careful feeling himself listen putting sure time until
That's the one thing we've got to be careful of -- him feeling the pressure, putting it on himself to get back on the ice. We've got to calm him down from here on out, we've got to make sure it's right. We've got to not listen to him this time and say, 'No, Mario, not until we say you're ready.
dialogue everybody seeing team
I know we're having dialogue with everybody and seeing what's out there. We've had dialogue with just about every team one way or another.
benefits biggest energy passion
His biggest benefits are his passion and his energy level.
talked telling
I haven't talked to him but from what everyone's telling me, he's doing fine.
figured finally great lingering medication shape solve
He's started his medication already and it will solve his problem. He's in great shape and he's in great spirits. This has been something that has been lingering on and off and they finally figured out what it is.
hoping skate sometime
He's working out, and he's hoping to skate sometime soon.
behind great guys opportunity
He really hasn't had a great opportunity to play in Carolina. He's been behind some guys who are probably better than he is.
quickly rather
Not necessarily. He does have to get it surgically repaired, and he is going to get it done rather quickly. We'll see how quickly he can come back.