Ken Hitchcock
Ken Hitchcock
Kenneth S. Hitchcock, nicknamed "Hitch", is an NHL hockey coach and pro scout, currently coaching the St. Louis Blues. He has also served as head coach of the NHL's Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, and Columbus Blue Jackets. He coached the Stars to a Stanley Cup victory in 1999...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 December 1951
CityEdmonton, Canada
build defense eric games great guys join offensive saw six top
We saw 12-14 games where we had our top six guys back there. Our defense on the back end was awesome. When we were healthy, we had a great group. We could defend, we could join the rush, we could be offensive and we could do anything. Getting Joni and Eric back will give us something to build on after the break.
best emotions learned
We thought he was done for a long time. There was a lot of anger. But we've learned not to let our emotions get the best of us.
defending poor score took
We took really poor penalties. We made defending mistakes. When you don't kill them off, it's deflating. And when you don't score on your opportunities, it's even more deflating.
game good group guys join minutes phantoms playing ready seventh six touch wood
Touch wood we?re in pretty good shape. We have six guys who are playing pretty good as a group for the most part and we have a seventh guy (Jones) who is playing 30 minutes a game with the Phantoms who was here with us before getting ready to join us in the playoffs. So we have seven. It?s a good mix.
high pare payroll team
We had a team that had a high payroll and we were able to pare it down,
amends city fans series work
We were embarrassed for our fans and we were embarrassed for the city of Philadelphia. We've got to get make amends when we go back home. We've got to get this series back even when we come back here, so we've got a lot of work to do.
top
We didn't play well in Montreal, so this was a big win, ... Now, we're right there with everyone else (near the top of the standings at 5-2-1).
game protect puck
We didn't protect the puck when the game was on the line, and that's disappointing.
shake
We did some things that really make you shake your head.
matter mistakes poor
We made mistakes that it doesn't matter who we played. We made really poor decisions. We made poor reads.
bit capable effort great group last level next step strides taking
We made some great strides last year, but there's another level out there. I think it's a group effort to get to the next level. We don't need one thing from one player, we just need a little bit more from every player. We are capable of taking the next step as a group, but it's just a little bit more from every player.
decisions four gave man odd played poor though three
We made some really poor decisions and we gave up three or four odd man rushes. Even though we only gave up 15 shots, we played really poor defensively.
compliments
We look at that as a compliment, first of all,
inside maybe net presence shots third three turnaround wild
We maybe had three inside shots in the third period. We had kind of wild turnaround shots. We didn't have any presence with shots at the net. We were one shot at the net and gone.