Steve Stirling
Steve Stirling
Steve Stirlingis an assistant coach of the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League. He is the former head coach of the American Hockey League's Norfolk Admirals, the Springfield Falcons, and the National Hockey League's New York Islanders. Most recently, he has been working as head coach for the Iserlohn Roosters in Germany...
control lose
But there was no need for him to lose control in this situation.
five knew seven
I don't have any idea why. We knew they would come out and skate, and we didn't keep up with them for the first five or seven minutes.
felt good ready
He said he felt good and he was ready to go.
rings steady
He's a real steady presence, on and off the ice. He has two championship rings and that's impressive.
coming early good report
He didn't look good coming off but the early report is that it wasn't too bad.
happened knee took
He went down awkwardly, and took a knee to the head. Everything just happened all at once.
absolutely bought effort emphasize fade nights players playing precedent sets top
I can't emphasize enough that their top players bought into the system, they're working hard, playing well and that sets the precedent for the young kids. No, absolutely not. I think there's nights we do. For the most part, the effort has been there for us. But when we get in trouble, we fade away.
january month
Certainly, if you look at it, the month of January is critical.
continue felt hardly night regular six took
This was the first night I felt really comfortable as a coach. We only took six penalties, and hardly any were bad. If we can continue to do this on a regular basis, we'll be better for it.
brain brains dead seconds
We kind of went brain dead for 10 seconds in a 2-2 game.
leads less lower penalties relaxed seem
We seem to be more relaxed on the road, which leads to less penalties and lower expectations.
missed net
We missed the net a lot. A lot more than I'd like to admit.
attitude effort future job lose morning question spoke stays
I spoke with Bruno this morning and I'll tell you what I told him. He didn't lose the job. He did everything he could. If his attitude stays the same it always is with him -- upbeat, you never question his effort -- he'll be fine. Bruno has a future with us.
early report saw surprised
The way he went down didn't look good, but we'll know (Saturday). The early report was that it wasn't too bad, but I haven't got a report as of yet. I saw he was pretty sore, so I wasn't surprised he couldn't come back.