Sergei Gonchar

Sergei Gonchar
Sergei Viktorovich Goncharis a former Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently a Defensemen Development Coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He has previously played for the Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, Dallas Stars and the Montreal Canadiens...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth13 April 1974
caught create found guys maybe seemed shift skated trying
I was trying to create offense. It seemed like I caught those guys flat-footed. Maybe it was a long shift for them ... I don't know. I just skated around them, and found the goal.
battle chance fix game hard ourselves position somehow third
If we can somehow fix this problem, it's going to keep us in the games. The game is going to be closer, and we're going to have a better chance in the third period. It's so hard to come back when you're down two goals, and we put ourselves in the position of having to battle back. It's hard to do.
He has the whole package. He has everything.
front games great guy john maybe power previous shoot
Maybe we just didn't shoot enough in previous games on the power play. But with a guy like John LeClair in front of the net, he's a great guy to have there when you shoot, so we have to use him.
club excuses good lose needed nine pressure stayed talent
When you lose nine in a row, you don't have that confidence. But the good thing about this club is we stayed together. When it's 4-0, we had all the excuses to lose, but we didn't panic. We all needed this, because there was a lot of pressure on us, with all the talent here and we weren't winning.
paid
We've been working on it every day. Finally, it paid off.
came league seems since
It seems like since he came into the league he's been able to do anything he wanted.
goal lucky nobody
Everything was so tight, and nobody wanted to make any mistakes. Everyone was concentrating on defense. Our first goal would be key, and we were lucky to win.
power special teams washington
Special teams were the key. We scored on the power play and Washington didn't. That was the difference.
against game goals power special teams
Special teams was the key. That was the difference. We scored a lot of goals on the power play and they didn't. To have a game like this against my old team is nice.
bounce lucky shoot
Sometimes, when you shoot the puck, you get a lucky bounce once in a while. That was the case.
happiness happy tough
I'm happy for him. We've all had a tough season, but, for a goalie, it's probably harder.
again couple last power work
Once again they scored a lot on the power play. It's something we have to work on because it's killing us the last couple games.
chemistry short since talking worked
In such a short tournament, chemistry is a very important thing, and since Day One, we've been talking about it and working on it. It's worked out well so far.