Erik Cole
Erik Cole
Erik Thomas Coleis an American professional ice hockey left winger. He is currently an unrestricted free agent, most recently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. He had two stints with the Carolina Hurricanes as well as having played for the Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars in his NHL career. He was originally drafted by the Hurricanes in the third round, 71st overall, of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft...
goals good pace picked second sign third tie
We picked up the pace in the second and the third periods. We got down two goals but we battled back to tie it. Hopefully, that's a sign of good things to come.
few great martin needed penalty stops
Martin made a few big stops when we needed him to. He's been doing a great job, especially in penalty shots.
remember ronnie time whenever winning
From the time I have been here, I can't remember us ever winning whenever Ronnie had a milestone.
coming gave knew yell
He gave a yell for it, and I knew he was coming off that back corner.
call friday game team
If they call the game the way they showed us they were going to on video, our team is going to do well. On Friday night, there's going to a lot of power-play time.
atmosphere blood enjoy fans flowing gets great playing
I don't know what it is, but I really enjoy playing in this arena. It's a great place to come play. There's always a great atmosphere and the fans are in it from the start. Something about this place gets the blood flowing and makes me want to go out there and perform.
accolades ceremony fortunate great records
I feel fortunate to not only be a part of Ronnie's career, but the ceremony here. For all the records and all the accolades that he's had through his unbelievable career, he's a great person.
mesh quality
We've had some quality acquisitions. I think, in time, everybody's going to mesh together.
hit hurt suspension
To see the hit and see him only get a three-game suspension makes it hurt worse.
comments defending hit maybe position reading sound
Maybe it's too late. After reading his comments ... he didn't sound all that remorseful about it. It sounded like he was more defending his position on why he hit me.
develop late playing style year
I was such a late developer, that was actually a very important year for me, hockey-wise ? to develop a style I've been playing with ever since.
easy grind moving neutral physical point rather saw seen shoulder zone
There was a lot more stick-work than we have seen rather than just the physical play. It wasn't the shoulder to shoulder like we saw in Philadelphia. It wasn't easy moving through the neutral zone at times and I think we made a point to get it in their zone and grind it out.
figure handle
This is where we figure out what we've got in this room: How we're going to handle adversity, how we're going to handle losses, how we're going to handle some injuries, everything,
win
This is huge. If this doesn't say we're in it to win it, I don't know what will.