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...
played
For the first 50 minutes, I thought we played pretty well.
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.
bought emphasize players playing precedent sets top younger
I'm very impressed. I can't emphasize enough that the top players bought into the system. Obviously, they're playing hard, obviously, they're playing well. And that sets the precedent for the younger kids.
might
If it wasn't for Garth, it might have been 20-1.
few last plain played
I didn't think he's played very well the last few games, plain and simple.
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.
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.
center chipping deep good supposed teams
We got away from the little things. Chipping when you're supposed to, getting to center ice, we don't get it in deep like we're supposed to. The little things that good teams do, we didn't do.
brain brains dead seconds
We kind of went brain dead for 10 seconds in a 2-2 game.
coming took
We took lazy, dumb, not hardworking penalties. We were never the same after it was 3-2 because they were coming like gangbusters.
came helps period quick resilient start takes third wind
The quick start helps us. It takes the wind out of their sails. ... But I like the way we were resilient after two (periods) when it was 3-2. I like that we came out in the third period and put it away.
couple
You'd like to have a couple of those a year. You don't usually get any of those at this level.
deserved played
We deserved better. I thought we played pretty well.