At the time of the first day Pittsburgh penguins“The training camp concluded that the new head coach Dan Muse had almost lost his voice.
And on the basis of energy and noise in the three training sessions Thursday at the UPMC Lemieux sports complex, it is not really a surprise.
“I think it was noisy,” said Captain Sidney Crosby. “It was quite strong there. There were a lot of sticks, that kind of thing. I don’t think it was just Dan. It was right, I think, the group bringing a lot of energy.
“This is what you want. You want enthusiasm and passion. I thought that the pace of practice was really good, and a lot of competition in this, so that’s what you expect from the training camp.”
Enthusiasm and passion certainly seem to be early themes for the first year’s head coach of the NHL, but the biggest theme is perhaps competition. It’s no secret that There is a plethora of competition At the camp this season between young people who are growing on list points and veterans trying to secure their place on the list.
But this competitiveness also manifests itself in the way the coaches staff – and the organization – want to approach the daily life with this team. In a period of transition and change, the only constant is that players never lose their desire to win. And, given the crowd of the list of training camps, players who maintain a high level of competition are a requirement.
“You can feel it. The energy is through the roof,” said Kris Letang. “Obviously, we are a team. We are in a situation where each place is (top) for the matches. The young people are ready. They want to fight. They want to make a name for themselves. You can see the accent on what we are trying to do there, it was quite difficult and playing a game situation in each exercise. So it was quite intense there.”
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Muse stressed that the staff wanted this team to be “competitive”.
“I think that everyone’s competitiveness will be a little different,” said Muse. “There must be a goal to what you do. It is not only a runoff, something like that, and I don’t think that is the case if you look at the three practices. I think there was a goal for the guys to do, and we ask the guys to show the best version of their competition, anything. And that will not change.”
The players were certainly aware of the emphasis on competition and the importance of establishing good habits from the start.
“”The practice was great. I think it was a question of establishing an identity and an ethics of work, “said Bryan Rust.” You have seen the battle exercises there, a lot of competition. Keep the scoring about each exercise, just trying to get this state of mind that we will compete every day.
“And I think the energy was great. It was contagious. (The coaches) were all very vocal, they all knew each other, they all tried to motivate the guys, trying to advance guys. I think everyone there – old and old on young people – worked hard.”
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Muse, 43, is in his first season as a NHL chief coach. He had previously had stays as an assistant with the Nashville predators And New York RangersAnd although the passage of the former predator Philip Tomasino in the NHL did not align themselves exactly with the time of Muse there – the Muse’s passage took place from 2017 to 20 – he had a positive experience with Muse through certain conversations during his stay with the organization.
“A first class individual, above all,” said Tomasino. “The same goes for all coaches staff. But I really like his attitudes to everything. He always seems to find a way to push guys to be their best, so I’m really happy. He has been great so far, and I’m really looking forward to working with him for much longer here, I hope.”
Tomasino, like almost everyone, echoes the feeling of the level of competition that Muse brought to the camp. But it is not a one -way street. Muse was amazed by the competitive nature of all the guys in the room, whether they are a 20 -year -old veteran or a player entering his first camp.
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“I love competition. I think everyone likes competition. It just leads things,” said Muse. “I believe in it. I think they are all competitive guys. They are all. They want to win, and I always find that it was just great to see it at this level, how no matter what is on the line. If something is there, if it is, as, a push-up, they would be all to not do it. As, everything, they would be everything.
“You never know as long as you are not there.
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