Dave Baseggio Quotes (41 Quotes)

He's a big body, and he played for a pretty good team. He's got a big reach.

He cares. He's not the kind of guy who's going to get three goals a night, but he can chip in. He's a blue-collar guy.

He's a good player. He's learned more what he has to do to score goals. He's going to the net, and that's where he's scoring goals.

Flat's not the word, but we weren't assertive. They came out and played well, and then we got more assertive.

This is a heck of a bonus. It's like landing a premier player at the deadline, and it doesn't affect your roster. We're happy to have him back. We thought he was lost for the year.

I wanted to observe a little more, relax, which is easy to do when you're not changing lines. They're used to running benches. Let 'em have it. I sat back (Friday) night and watched Wilkes-Barre. ... (Saturday), I watched our guys.

We showed an excellent effort to make a great comeback.

He leaves everything on the ice, and he's got some pretty good skills, too. He's not a guy that goes out and runs everything that moves. He can make a pass.

Hopefully, (Wednesday) is a stepping stone. We can't make it a one-night wonder.

Sometimes a guy is as skilled as Robert, so good as Robert at playing with the puck, that when they dont have the puck is when they struggle.

But as a coach, you want those decisions. They make us a better team that's the bottom line. We'll use them while we can.

The book on Pratt is he's a solid, steady defenseman. He can move the puck. He's got pretty good mobility. He's a veteran defenseman.

We probably will see we had the majority of chances. We don't shoot the puck for some reason. We try to make one extra pass.

Their power play was better than our power play. Their penalty kill was better than our penalty kill.

We're just trying a different approach. He wasn't going to play. We'll give him a little more rest and see if that makes the symptoms better.

They put it in the paper. Just because you have skill, you don't finish checks, doesn't mean you don't have grit. Our guys go to scoring areas. Our guys make plays.

He's playing with more conviction, and he's making the easier play. He's not trying to make something out of nothing.

It was a great play. (Joel) Bouchard got it on the regroup, and Jarrett and Hamilton made a nice play.

You like to see that. It is a game. The guys should have fun and enjoy what they're doing. There's a time you've got to bear down, work on your game, work on some things. He's learning when to do it, when not to.

The games he's played, you can count on two hands how many he's been 100-percent healthy. It's slowed down his numbers. He's done everything we've asked and more.

He's been our go-to guy for a couple of years now. Other teams know about him, they check him, and he still produces.

Those kind of get lost in the shuffle. He was there all night. He's been outstanding of late.

He's been a trouper. He's been in pain, but he's sucking it up for the team. It's a great thing he's doing for us, and I appreciate it.

It was a gutsy win. We need points. (Friday) night, we were a little bit deflated. I thought we showed a lot of character coming back.

It's huge (power-play goals). It's a momentum changer. It makes them (opponents) a little more shy because they don't want to give up any more penalties if your power play's going. We moved the puck right around really well, and it's nice to see that. Hopefully, we can keep it going.

He's always in position. When you're in position, the puck usually comes to you, hits you. He makes good plays. When you're in good position, good things happen.

I thought the penalty kill was outstanding. You give a team that many tries, it's outrageous.

He knows when to jump and when to back off. He's been a real asset on the penalty kill.

We've got guys who aren't thinking of the team right now. They're thinking of themselves. It's showing up. We need people pulling on the rope.

If he keeps playing like that, I should get him even more time. I'd be stupid if I didn't.

They've both made very good impressions. I'd have no problem putting them in the lineup any time for the rest of the season.

His poise with the puck, his ability to make plays, set him apart. He waits that extra second, stops on a dime, and makes a pass through three sticks, on the tape.

He's calm and cool. He doesn't seem to get rattled. He makes the saves he's supposed to make. He's solid. He's a gamer.

We've got a (scouting report), we're trying to do something, and guys are doing their own thing. We had some chances, but we've gone oh-fer our last two games. It's hurt us.

Ryan's making smarter plays, better decisions with the puck. When he jumps up into the play, I think he's figured out, if he keeps things a little simpler, the chances will come. Early on, I think he was forcing plays.

You play a team 10 times, you're going to have (stuff) like that. They're sick of seeing us. We're sick of seeing them.

Does he have the skill to be there Absolutely, but its not an easy process. It takes time. Hopefully, hes getting that time now, and the next time hes up in the first line in the NHL, hes there to stay.

They've had our number this season. And we don't have the playoff cushion they do at this point. So, for that reason, the two points were more important to us than ending the Hartford hex.

You can block shots. We didn't get in any lanes. All their shots got through all night, and they blocked a ton of our shots.

The guys we brought up, I thought, did a great job. They worked hard. They produced.

It's one of those things that happens, and you shake your head and say, 'are you kidding me' It's unbelievable.