Michel Therrien
Michel Therrien
Michel Therrienis a Canadian ice hockey coach, who is currently the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. Prior to his current stint with Montreal, Therrien had previously coached the Canadiens for three seasons and then the Pittsburgh Penguins...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 November 1963
CityMontreal, Canada
concentration ethic mentioned moment percent slip team work
We're a team that our work ethic has to be 100 percent, our concentration has to be 100 percent and our desperation has to be 100 percent. At the moment that we slip away a little bit, we are going to be in real trouble. (Saturday) all the things I just mentioned were not there at all and it was embarrassing. An embarrassing performance. That's all I have to say.
career changing coach ethic five goals team time trailing work
It's probably the first time in my career that we're trailing by five goals and I coach my team not changing anything because the work ethic is there. Our goalie was not good.
against chips coming ethic front game good guys hard knew net playing quality rebounds road sure time tough wall work worked
Every time you're coming down from a long road trip, the first game is always tough to play. We knew we were playing against a quality team. I thought our work ethic was there, so that's a good sign. Physically, we didn't back down. They were physical, and we were physical. But they have experienced players, and we have a lot of young players. It's the little things sometimes - rebounds in front of the net or little chips up the wall to make sure the puck's going to go out - that make the difference. But our guys really worked hard tonight.
against coming ethic game good knew playing quality road time tough work
Every time you're coming down from a long road trip, that first game is always tough to play. We knew we were playing against a quality team. I thought our work ethic was there, and that's a good sign.
against checks finishes physical
He's aggressive. He finishes his checks and it's going to be important for us to be physical against (the Rangers).
commitment example great huge leader takes work
He's a leader of that team. He's a great example for young players, with his work ethic. He makes a huge commitment to fitness. He makes a huge commitment to what it takes to become a great player.
good player shot smart
He's got good speed, he's got a good shot and he's a smart player on the ice.
believe clear horrible tough
I believe that was a horrible call, but there's nothing we can do. I don't think it was a clear breakaway. I didn't believe that. Interpretation is always different. It was a tough night. The referees were tough on us.
bad confidence decisions rushed rushing
We made some bad decisions. When you don't win, you're tense. You probably don't think the same way. You're rushing things because the confidence is not there. We rushed some decisions. That was a big part.
against bad cost decisions good lost strength
We made some bad decisions and it cost us the game. We lost momentum. Even strength we were pretty good against this team.
expected played solid
He was solid defensively, and he played the way I expected him to.
playing
He's playing well. He's hungry. He battled hard.
chase chip creates
He creates a lot of turnovers the way he can chase the puck-carrier. But he's got to chip in once in a while.
caught huge kids mistake running
He doesn't go after people, running around. Sometimes a huge mistake with young kids is they try to make the big hit, but they get caught out of position.