Martin Straka
Martin Straka
Martin Strakais a retired Czech ice hockey centre who most recently played for HC Plzeň 1929 of the Czech Extraliga. He is also the club's general manager and co-owner, having bought a 70% share of the team in 2009. Straka played in the National Hockey Leaguefrom 1992 until 2008 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers...
neutral stay tried zone
I just tried to stay in the neutral zone today.
afraid front guy looks open small spot
He's a small guy and he always looks for the open spot at the front of the net. He's getting all the rebounds, so he is not afraid at all.
controlled played
After that (goal), I think we controlled the game. For the first 50 minutes, I thought we played pretty well.
czech hats people republic
They're doing the same thing in the Czech Republic now. It's not as many hats as here because people don't have as much money.
bench funny great guy helping leader locker next playing sit team
He's awesome. He's a big part of the team and when he's playing, he's playing well. He's a leader and a great guy in the locker room, helping the other guys. He's funny on the bench during games. I like to sit next to him.
hope
I hope that it's going to be a wake-up call.
couple days easier everybody games lake maybe next playing salt three tough
It's tough playing all those games in the NHL and then here. It was easier in Nagano and Salt Lake (only three preliminary-round games). Maybe that's something everybody should think about for next time, give us a couple of more days off.
controlled
After that (goal), I think we controlled the game.
tired
We were tired today. I don't know what happened. We just didn't have the legs.
focus start
When you start doing that, you are in trouble. You have to focus on yourself and your game.
losing luck played today
We haven't had much luck so far, but we've got time. We played better today (after losing to Switzerland on Thursday), we're getting there.