Paul Kariya
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Paul Kariya
Paul Tetsuhiko Kariyais a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known as a skilled and fast-skating offensive player, he played in the NHL for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth16 October 1974
CityVancouver, Canada
excited great looked punch role scoring work
They have great goaltending, great work ethic, and if they lacked anything, it was some scoring punch up front. I looked at that as a big role I could fill, and I was really excited to come here and do that.
moved played power puck score step
I thought we moved the puck around pretty well. I thought we played well five-on-five, but when you don't score that way, that's when the power play has to step up.
front great hockey improve moved puck traffic
I thought we moved the puck around pretty well and we got some traffic in front of their net. But this is a long series, and they've got a great hockey club. We've got to improve our effort.
expansion expect happy three
As an expansion franchise, the first two or three years, they were just happy to be in the league. But once you go through that, over time, you get better and you expect more.
middle ourselves rut win
We're in the middle of a rut right now, and we're going to have to get ourselves out of it. It's a very competitive conference, and we have to win some.
nhl guy tugging
I'm going through the neutral zone and I've got a guy tugging me through the whole way, if I don't go down, I'm not going to get a call.