Derian Hatcher
Derian Hatcher
Derian John Hatcheris an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey Leaguewith the Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers. He currently serves as the head coach of the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth4 June 1972
couple determine focus games guys next
These next couple games will determine where we are. But I actually think we're on our way. You can see it, the focus is there and guys are working hard.
deep emotional exactly minute next playoffs top
Playoffs are an emotional roller-coaster ride. One minute you are on top of the world, and the next you are down deep somewhere. That is exactly what it was tonight.
next ready
This is what it's going to be like. You better get ready for the next one.
barely carries gotten hit momentum ran
He barely hit him. Sometimes, your momentum carries you. I don't think he hit him hard. If he ran him, he would have gotten 20 games.
adjust bigger blaming channels flip hard players problem rules sets tv
(Consistency) was a problem before and now with the new rules. I think it's going to be a bigger problem. You flip the channels on TV and it's a different set of rules in every game. I'm not blaming the referees, but it's hard for players to adjust when there are different sets of rules every night.
issue keeps sees takes turns
He sees me, turns away. You can't stop. If he keeps going and takes the hit, it's not even an issue right now.
moment single
That was probably the single most embarrassing moment I've had in my career.
difference early hockey played
I think he played great. He was the difference in the hockey game. Especially early on when he made some big saves.
handle puck speed tough
My abs are sore. They speed around, and they handle the puck, too. It's really tough to handle the puck when you're moving.
fragile questions
Obviously, right now we're a fragile team. I don't think there are any questions about it.
basically games guess lose took win
I guess they'd probably have to lose all their games and we'd have to win all of ours. We basically took it out of our own hands.
assuming definitely felt game hopefully peter skating start step team
Skating with the team is a step in the right direction, so in that sense it felt good. I'm assuming that Peter will be back for probably a game, and hopefully I can play a game or two in the exhibition. It's definitely important to try to get everyone going before the start of the year.
afford guys hit penalties
Hey, it's the playoffs. Guys are going to hit and guys are going to be hit. You have to take it. You can't afford to take penalties at this point.
guys worried
I don't think they should have done that. I know all of our guys were worried about him and a lot of their guys were, too.