Dany Heatley
Dany Heatley
Daniel James "Dany" Heatleyis a Canadian-German professional ice hockey winger currently under contract to the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the top NHL rookie in 2002. However, after being responsible for a car crash in September 2003 that killed teammate and close friend Dan Snyder, he requested a trade and was subsequently dealt to the...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth21 January 1981
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I was kind of waiting in the weeds there. I had a hunch. It was bouncing pretty funny. I thought one more bounce over his stick and it would be there.
anyone friendly merry says wishing
Just a little friendly talk, wishing each other a Merry Christmas. It was no big deal, but if anyone says something to me, then I'm going to say something back.
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We have a great team and feel we can win every game. When we do lose, that shouldn't happen. It's like we can only beat ourselves.
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It caught a lot of people off guard. No one wants anything bad to happen to the league, because we have a great league with a great bunch of guys who enjoy the game. But it's damaging, obviously.
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We had some segments of the game where we played really well and then we let up for a shift or two. Ten goals in two games, we're not playing the way we can defensively.
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We knew the scouting report on him and I did the exact same thing that they told us not to do. It's tough to get it up when you're reaching and you've got your arms extended, but I thought I could still sneak it in and he made a good save.
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We got off to a good start. They played very well in the second, and then after we took control in the third and things got a little bit out of hand.
canada expected happen pressure
You know when you play for Canada that there's going to be pressure because you're always expected to win. We all understand, and I think that's what makes us better. That's going to have to happen pretty quick.
allow puck quality work zone
We were able to keep the puck in their zone and work them down low. We didn't allow a lot of quality chances.
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We were in a rut. We've just got to play our game, get back to the way we were. We're skating now, moving our feet. All three of us are back in the groove now. We're supporting each other well.
call open
If they call all the stuff, like they say they're going to, I think it'll open it up.
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I don't know what to say except that shootouts are not part of the playoffs, so we should be okay.
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You have to respect those guys when they are on the ice and not give them too much room and we did that well tonight. They seemed a little bit tired coming off a big road trip, but we played well.
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Every game is a tough game here. There is always pressure when you put on a Canadian jersey. You are expected to win.