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Blues coach Ken Hitchcock.
"Everything I see is Nashville. That's the way Nashville played for years. You can see the implementation of it. You could show Nashville clips from five years ago. That's the way they're going to play. There's going to be a tight gap. You have to have great patience, and great puck support. It's a tight gap game. It's the way you have to play to win.
Hitchcock on the Leafs scoring woes
"You get mis-read on the scoring. The hockey gods make you earn it. Everything has to work in sequence. Always the last part is scoring. Play the right way. Check the right way. Act the right way. Then you get to score goals."
Eric Staal on losing while learning a new coach and new system.
"It's definitely an adjustment. It was definitely a tough start. Credit (coach) Bill (Peters) for continuing on with the process. And instilling what he wants. Now it's just about taking steps, and building blocks to where we want to be."
Eric Staal on how long it takes for players to "get" the new coach.
"Sometimes you see it right away when they make a change in the middle of the year. A lot of times, it takes about 10 games I think. Sometimes it happens real quick, you get that turnaround and a a change. Usually, a lot of times, about 10 games I would say before you really start feeling comfortable and confident and the coach gets used to the personnel and who he can use in different situations, and gaining confidence that way."
Carolina coach Bill Peters on how long it takes to instil new systems.
"It's all 23 guys on the same page, right? That's the problem that you get sometimes, and that's the problem we had is we weren't getting any positive results earlier in the year, so it makes it harder for the buy-in. But either you cave and change or you stay with it because you know it works and you believe in it and then they start having success individually and collectively, then it's a lot easier to sell. I stayed with it."
"Everything I see is Nashville. That's the way Nashville played for years. You can see the implementation of it. You could show Nashville clips from five years ago. That's the way they're going to play. There's going to be a tight gap. You have to have great patience, and great puck support. It's a tight gap game. It's the way you have to play to win.
Hitchcock on the Leafs scoring woes
"You get mis-read on the scoring. The hockey gods make you earn it. Everything has to work in sequence. Always the last part is scoring. Play the right way. Check the right way. Act the right way. Then you get to score goals."
Eric Staal on losing while learning a new coach and new system.
"It's definitely an adjustment. It was definitely a tough start. Credit (coach) Bill (Peters) for continuing on with the process. And instilling what he wants. Now it's just about taking steps, and building blocks to where we want to be."
Eric Staal on how long it takes for players to "get" the new coach.
"Sometimes you see it right away when they make a change in the middle of the year. A lot of times, it takes about 10 games I think. Sometimes it happens real quick, you get that turnaround and a a change. Usually, a lot of times, about 10 games I would say before you really start feeling comfortable and confident and the coach gets used to the personnel and who he can use in different situations, and gaining confidence that way."
Carolina coach Bill Peters on how long it takes to instil new systems.
"It's all 23 guys on the same page, right? That's the problem that you get sometimes, and that's the problem we had is we weren't getting any positive results earlier in the year, so it makes it harder for the buy-in. But either you cave and change or you stay with it because you know it works and you believe in it and then they start having success individually and collectively, then it's a lot easier to sell. I stayed with it."