Randy Cunneyworth
Randy Cunneyworth
Randolph William Cunneyworthis a former professional ice hockey player and current coach for the Rochester Americans of the AHL. He played professionally in the National Hockey Leagueand American Hockey Leaguein a twenty-year career; his coaching résumé includes a brief stint as head coach of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. He had long stints as both a player and coach of the AHL's Rochester Americans. Cunneyworth was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, but grew up in Mississauga, Ontario...
allowing aware control crafty guy lane pull pulled room short top
Just when you think you have it under control and that they won't pull that off again, they pulled it off. It's a very crafty team. It comes down to being aware in the lane and being on top of people, not so much on the long end but the short end, and not allowing that pass. If you give a guy like that room to make that play, that's the risk.
allow guy level
You allow a guy at this level more time, more space, and he'll be able to make a play. That's the whole thing: don't give that guy the time.
brought certainly difficult forth physical wish
We had a lot of jam, some physical play we wish we'd brought forth on other nights. It certainly made it difficult for them.
deserve desire fact last pride teams
There are teams that have got in on the last game. It's about pride and professionalism. In this situation, the fact that we have to make up some points, some ground, if we can't muster up a desire to compete, then we don't deserve to be in the playoffs.
key morning obvious players talked took word
That's the key word right there, desperation. It was used this morning and it was used tonight. It was obvious it was talked about by the players and they took it to heart.
care confidence group guys seize utmost
We have the utmost confidence in the group we have here. You have to seize the day and take care of your own opportunities when they're presented. We don't have enough guys doing that.
came critical huge playing saves
Those were huge saves at critical times. We were playing pretty well and he came up big.
effort occasion risen
When a big effort has been needed, he has risen to the occasion recently.
confidence gave goals inspiring life might quickly shut team
We gave them life quickly after our inspiring goals and that's when you want to shut a team down and take away any confidence they might have.
guy help move strongly team
Unquestionably he's a guy we need back. I feel strongly that he's a guy who can help this team move forward.
easier focused plenty tough
He made plenty of tough saves, but he has to be more focused on the easier saves.
answer hockey ourselves owe sticking trying
We've been trying to find the answer and sticking with the same guys. But we owe it to ourselves to try something different. We've got a lot of hockey left.
cost couple lazy maybe took
We took a couple lazy penalties. Maybe they embellished a couple better than we did, but we were lazy a couple times and it cost us.
happens rushed sticks
But that's what happens when they sense that pressure. We got a lot of sticks on many of those shots. The ones they did get to were bouncing; we hurried them, we rushed them.