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...
bumps communication road
There weren't too many bumps in the road down low. There was better communication.
needless penalties period point second took turning
The turning point was the second period with all the penalties. We took some silly, needless penalties there.
notch plain played respond smart team took
I thought we played well the first two periods. But when the other team took it up a notch in the third, we did not respond with smart hockey, plain and simple.
coming early good report
He didn't look good coming off but the early report is that it wasn't too bad.
needed penalty save
I thought our penalty kill was a little better tonight. And that, coupled with Snowy making the big save when he needed to. was the difference.
rings steady
He's a real steady presence, on and off the ice. He has two championship rings and that's impressive.
felt good ready
He said he felt good and he was ready to go.
appears bullied complaints-and-complaining habit taking
It appears he was in the habit of taking things from his mother, and he bullied her into not complaining.
beginning plain shot top unit
The beginning of the end was when we didn't get a shot on the 5-on-3 at 1-1 with your top power-play unit out there. It was never the same again. It was a momentum-killer, plain and simple.
excited surprised
I think he was excited to be back. No, I'm not surprised he did what he did.
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.
missed net
We missed the net a lot. A lot more than I'd like to admit.
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.