Here's a quote from Ron Wilson about Tomas Holmstrom that I found in David Pollak's blog:
He goes and stands in front of the net. And he gets punched and he gets whacked by the goalie, he gets knocked on his keister and he fights back and he maybe gets a penalty. The next shift, where’s Tomas Holmstrom? Back in front of the net. It might have taken him some time to get comfortable doing that, but because of what the reward is, you have to do that.
That’s what I want to see. When you do get punched in the head, or they dump it in the corner and you get run on the very first shift of the game, does it effect your second and your third and your fourth shifts?
Don’t allow anybody’s efforts to get you off your game. That’s what we’re working on.
I don't know if you can put it any better than that. This is what the Sharks need to do. This tells me Ron Wilson is still the right coach for the Sharks. That may change. In my view, the Sharks haven't played this way, until maybe last night.
Shit, maybe we should put Drew back behind the bench too.
2 comments:
Amen Mikey! I think this is what Wilson is doing with the Rob Davison at LW experiment. It is good to know that Wilson sees what we've all been screaming for - a Holmstrom clone on our team!
I thought the Sharkies looked strong in the 2nd and 3rd period, playing with some fire, piss and vinegar. I hope the Sharks can carry this over to the Calgary game tomorrow. I expect to see Davison out there again and maybe Semenov's debut.
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