Killer had his usual post-w/e interview today on The TEAM 1200/Dean and Gord. The overall tone of the interview was very subdued, like all three knew the w/e was bad and didn’t really want to do it but soldiered on anyway . . . Here is what they had to say:
A lot of guys aren’t playing well.
Not sure why, might be due to Christmas? Has spoken with other teams who are seeing the same thing re: effort. Also, Soo had the day off before. The 67s didn’t get home until late, d/t problems during the Peterborough game with glass (took 30 minutes to change one of the panes), and then with the drive in the snowstorm.
When asked about Mancari’s quote in the paper (We don’t know what’s going on in the room right now, we don’t know what’s going on on the ice), he said he’s not sure what exactly Mark meant by that, that they'd need to ask Mark. Killer said that he believes that you win games from the room out. He said he’s not sure if there are malcontents in the room, but they will find out and deal with it.
If you play bad and lose, it’s bad in the room.
Asked about leadership on the team: There are some problems with leadership, and other areas are deteriorating. For instance, Mancari’s goal the other day is the first for him in a month. He works hard and kills penalties, but no offence lately.
You always have a happier team when you’re winning, and right now everything is magnified because they are having problems.
Talbot and Hulit have hit if off well, thank goodness. Petruzalek was dynamite during first period yesterday. Kaspar has a tendency to get lost.
Playing well is contagious.
We’ve got a lot of players looking for excuses, and trying to blame others – not looking in the mirror. Gord said, “You’re only good as those around you.”
This has been one of the more frustrating seasons for killer. A lot of kids think they’re playing better than they are, and he’s disappointed in some of the areas of the players.
The 2 Czechs are leaving Wednesday. This is a big thing for them. Wishing them all the best. They’re going to play for their country, in Minneapolis, so they will still miss going home and having Christmas there.
Killer thought Colbert would have been given a look for Team Canada, but didn’t. He said Colbert’s the rock on our line.
Thoughts on London: It’s done from the top down. Give the Hunters credit for what they have put together, the players playing with a lot of confidence. Losing players [for Team Canada selection camp] they still have confidence they can win. The biggest thing, is that they think they can win every game because of the talent it the room. You have to tip your hat to them.
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