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 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.
Definitely. We're going to be fighting down the stretch and we have that western swing with . . . the teams we are battling with. You want be in a position for those three games coming up to be real big.
They played hard but we gave them a lot of help, and our power play wasn't as effective as it should have been.
He's been great. He's a reaction goalie and he's been on since Day 1 through the whole season. He's a reason their team is up so high.
His presence will still be there, even if he can't be there in person. He's the greatest player in the world, and his presence and name means a lot to Canadian hockey.
If they score right away on that, they have a minute left on another power play. 'Theo' made his big saves there, which we needed.
It's nice we only see him once a year during the regular season. He's a great player and he's done tremendous things for the Colorado Avalanche franchise over the years. We were excited about going in and seeing him. He's a big part of the Avalanche history and always will be.
Are your articles always this bias (sic) and weak, ... or are you just not very knowledgeable when it comes to sports?
It was just a scramble. I took a couple shots that got blocked and Andrew (Brunette) made a play out front just to kind of whack the puck there. I was fortunate it went in.
That second period, as much time as we spent in our own zone, it was tough to generate things.
Before, it was pretty set in stone. Adam and whoever he would play with basically took the top line, ... Now, we share those minutes. That's the way I think we have to do it. I don't think one (defensive) set can handle it.
I think our power play can be more consistent. At times it's real good. In a couple other games, it's let us down. You know you're going to have three or four opportunities every night, and that has to be there.
In the first period, if it wasn't for Abby, it could have been 6-1. In the first period, they were all over us making plays wherever they wanted.
Because we're in the West, we play Edmonton and Calgary and Vancouver a lot and there's always a lot of media around in those cities. But when we go to Toronto, the media is doubled.