Jordan Leopold
Jordan Leopold
Jordan Douglas Leopoldis an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently an unrestricted free agent after playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League. He was drafted in the second round, 44th overall, by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 1999, though never making an appearance with the team. In his NHL career, Leopold has also played for the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues and Columbus Blue Jackets...
came focused
We came here focused that we're going to get a medal.
ended men mental mistake simple tie
We had too many men on the ice, simple as that. It was a mental mistake and it ended up costing us at least the tie and going into overtime.
experience knows
You look at the years he's played, the experience he has -- he knows all the Xs and Os in the NHL,
good wants whoever
We have to get off to a good start. It's one of those things of whoever wants it the most is going to end up getting it.
changing
We'll be changing pairings but we'll find a way to do it.
banging drilling eight hours sleep total
I got about eight hours of sleep total because of all the drilling and banging going on.
group including
We're not working as a cohesive group of five, including Kipper,
compared feet few impact minimal neutral zone
But the neutral zone will be shrunk by a few feet so I think it'll have a minimal impact compared to some of the other changes.
good guy
Toni's a good guy and has been a good teammate,
mac piece win
Mac said he thought he got a piece of it so it wasn't a surprise. We got the win and that's all that matters.
happen hard second year
Second (disallowed) one of the year so yeah, it's frustrating, but we'll keep working hard and it will happen one of those days.
backbone definitely great season year
I'll take Kipper any day. He's had a great season this year and definitely has been the backbone of this team.
finding instead left side somebody weather whatever
I'll probably end up finding myself on the left side with somebody else instead of the right but whatever comes our way, we just have to weather the storm.
couple ended good great guess hammer knew liked meant pick played player respect welcome worth
I knew Hammer liked 4 and we had a couple of discussions and it meant something to him so I ended up switching, ... I've got a lot of respect for the guy. He's played a lot of years and been a good player and a great pick up for us so I thought I'd welcome him here. If it makes him play better, I guess it's worth it.