I'd rather play with 10 people and just get penalized all the way until we have to do something else rather than play with 11 when I know that right now that person is not sold out to be a part of this team.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A team championship doesn't happen because three people score 10s, it happens because all the guys score well. In my opinion, everyone deserved 10s, we're all 10s on this team.
The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team. As a coach, I play not my eleven best, but my best eleven.
I don't think the game should be perfect. It's 95 percent mistakes out there - you have to work with 10 players on your side and another 11 against you. It's a crazy, chaotic game.
The ability of players to jump teams when their contracts are up has hurt fan loyalty.
You want to play in every game, and you especially don't want to be in the penalty box for five minutes and give the other team a chance to get a power play, and you don't want to hurt anyone on the other team.
It's not how many tickets can we sell, it's where do we want to play, not where should we play to make the most money. We don't really care about that.
If a club is winning, you never pay attention to a guy who's 0-for-10. If a club is losing, all of a sudden you'll find that he's the main reason why you're losing, which is absurd for me.
Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives?
I want to be on a successful team, and I know that paying one or two or three players premium hurts your chances of being able to bring in extra talent.
You can't judge the people that you play anyway; you leave that for somebody else to do.