Trent Yawney
Trent Yawney
Trent G. Yawneyis a retired hockey defenceman, a former head coach of the National Hockey League Chicago Blackhawks, a former professional scout for the Anaheim Ducks, and a former assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks of the NHL and current assistant coach of the Anaheim Ducks...
call played spade
Let's call a spade a spade. Their goalie played very well.
call fine situation
There's such a fine line. It's a little risky, but we'll make the call through how he practices. There's no right situation for him.
anybody surgery talk wants
He wants to talk to some different people. I don't know anybody who welcomes surgery when rehabilitation can be used. He's doing the right thing.
andy battle
Andy wasn't happy, but that's the way it goes. He'll battle back. He's battled through things before, and he'll battle through this.
andy
Andy was OK. He was better than he was.
abandoned goals missed pass puck shooting worked
The power-play goals were all missed assignments. We abandoned what worked in the first period: That was shooting the puck. We wanted to pass the puck into the net.
advantage early haunt
When you get those opportunities early and you don't take advantage of it, they usually come back to haunt you.
coming competition dress guys playing
We have some guys coming back, so there is going to be competition for playing time. We can only dress so many players.
abandoned pass period puck shooting shot
We abandoned what was working in the first period, and that was shooting the puck. We wanted to pass the puck into the net. In the first period we shot the puck and went to the net.
coach collective guys talked team telling
When they play a collective team game, it's better than the coach telling them about it. We've always talked about it. Tonight, we had more guys on than off.
cutting invested lose manager money nose player spite time wants
Waivers make it more difficult. No manager wants to lose a player for nothing. To lose a player after you've invested all this time and money in him is like cutting your nose off to spite your face.
work
We've still got some work to do. It's a work in progress.
everybody experience hard ice trying year
We want them to experience what it's like to be in that situation. This has been a hard year for everyone -- not just the kids, but everybody off the ice who are trying so hard to make this thing work.
pressure putting relaxed seeing
What I'm seeing in him is a more relaxed player. He had been putting too much pressure on himself.