Mike Keenan
Mike Keenan
Michael Edward Keenanis a Canadian professional hockey coach who most recently served as head coach of Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League before being fired on October 17, 2015. Previously, he served as head coach and/or General Manager with several NHL teams between 1984 and 2009. He has also worked as an analyst for the New York Rangers on MSG Network and as a hockey analyst for NBC Sports Network...
appreciate behind developed dismissed formula hopefully opportunity success
I was very disappointed about being dismissed here considering what had developed behind the scenes, ... I appreciate the opportunity to come back and hopefully be able to develop success with a different formula than I had in the past.
fans prove quite
I said I feel you still have things to prove to the players, the fans and to yourself. He's not quite there yet.
aspects build deal embrace good night opportunity team
We've got to build as a team and come together, ... We've got to be competitive every night and embrace the opportunity to deal with all aspects of the game. And right now, I feel good about where the team is at.
position
The position Olli is in had nothing to do with it,
against best impressive players
was very impressive against some of the best players in the world.
ability both center ends gives proven special
He is a proven playmaker who has the ability to play at both ends of the ice. This acquisition gives us flexibility in our lineup as he can play center or on the wing, as well as on our special teams.
dare last team time
I would dare to say this team is much better than it was the last time they played,
accelerate experience growth guide help knows players takes win younger
He knows what it takes to win and has the experience to help guide our younger players and accelerate the growth of our team.
continue felt good offer process
We felt we made a good offer and we will continue that process after Jan. 1.
accept fair felt future opportunity secure surprised
I was really surprised he didn't take an opportunity to secure his future and accept what I felt was a very fair offer,
contract gotten ready
ready to write a contract for Roberto if we could've gotten that done. That's more productive.
bring home paycheck workers
The workers are there to bring home a paycheck to their families, just like us,
contract excited fact good ground middle particular playing tried
We tried a lot of different scenarios. We just couldn't find the middle ground in this particular case, so this is a good way of facilitating a contract for Roberto and we're excited about the fact he will be under contract and will be playing for us in the fall.
potential talked team
We've talked so much about the potential of our young players, ... This will make the team a better team.