Rob Blake
Rob Blake
Robert Bowlby Blakeis a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and the current assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. He was originally drafted by the Kings in 1988, appearing in the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy and serving as team captain for five seasons in his initial 11-season stint with the club. In 2001, Blake was traded to the Colorado Avalanche and helped the team win their second...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth10 December 1969
CitySimcoe, Canada
We finally had to battle to win a game. I think we've been getting away with just outscoring teams and it's kind of caught us the last two weeks. We haven't been working nearly hard enough to win games.
You go there to have a good dinner, maybe catch a show. It's a good little team thing. When I first went, I was excited, and I'm sure some of these guys are looking forward to going.
(The Red Wings) are the one team in the league that challenges you with puck possession. We didn't match them today in intensity.
The regular season doesn't matter too much. But when you go into their building to start, it's going to be difficult. Their lineup is very solid from top to bottom.
We just have to hope we're in striking distance near the end (of the season).
Until we know exactly what took place ... that's why there's an investigation. Until you know the total facts, it's kind of difficult to talk about.
We had a quick one early on but the second one was a major one, it lasted a minute. The big difference in their 5-on-3? They made the play.
Throughout the top four lines, I think we're very deep now.
When you win some games in a row, the panic gets out of the way. We know David's going to shut it down for us now.
We know he's very talented. We're asking a lot of him, but he's up to the task.
We knew they were going to give it their best. They have a lot of character and a lot of veterans over there. We weren't up to the task. They are right back in this series.
We have to get points in every game. We'll take this point and we're not satisfied, but we'll definitely take it after being down with 7 minutes left.
When the final outcome is either win or you're going home ... the intensity will pick up.