Chris Knobloch
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I don't think that had any impact.
It is nice having two goalies.
If you have two goalies that you only play the whole year, it means they played well and there wasn't any injuries.
So, yes, you'd like to have two, but I also spent a season in the NHL in Philadelphia where we had eight, and I certainly wouldn't want to do that again.
But, yeah, I don't think having the extra goalies that we had had any impact on the way the year went.
Your most important players, your best players, have to be their best in the long run to win.
They're the ones that are driving the drain.
They're the ones that are going to ultimately...
If you're successful or not, they have to be your best players.
But it's unfair for them to be responsible for every win and loss, and you need other guys stepping up and being able to contribute.
And the only way they can do that is if they have more responsibilities, more time on the ice so that they can contribute.
So I think moving forward, we have to find ways to let those other guys have...
more responsibilities.
And that's whether that's, you know, your fourth line guys all penalty killing or just your third line getting more five-on-five minutes, whatever it is.
But I do think that your depth guys need more of a role, more of ownership on the success of the team.
He handled the defenseman.
He's referring to Paul Coffey here handling the defenseman.
The roles that everyone has.
Paul McFarland with the power play.
Stewies with the penalty kill.