Archive of posts tagged Jarret Stoll

Stoll's wrist: good days, bad days

Posted by Rich Hammond on 16 October 2009, 6:24 pm

As you might remember, Jarret Stoll missed the early part of training camp due to arthritis issues, particularly in his wrist. Stoll hasn’t missed any time since he started practicing in camp, but I thought it would be good to check in with him and see if he’s dealing with any problems with it…

STOLL: “It’s OK, it’s fine. There’s some good days and there’s some bad days. There are some rough mornings, waking up sometimes, but it loosens up during the day and I just have to keep an eye on it and monitor it. I’m on the medication and I probably will be all year, just to make sure I can control it a little bit. There’s some tightness. The swelling has gone down, obviously. It’s fine to play. I’ve just got to watch it carefully.”

I also asked Stoll how he thought things were going with the line of himself, Dustin Brown and Teddy Purcell…

STOLL: “We’re getting a lot of chances. We’re creating a lot on the forecheck, I think. That’s how we have to play. We’re not going to be fancy. We just have to be physical off the forecheck and read off each other. I think we’re starting to get better reads off each other and try to get pucks to the net. Hopefully they’ll start going in. Teddy is a bit under the weather today, so I’m not sure how the line will look tomorrow, if he’s in or not, but we just have to get the scoring going a little bit. We have a couple huge games here to finish off the road trip.”

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Stoll's near-perfect night

Posted by Rich Hammond on 16 October 2009, 2:28 pm

A lot was made, a few days ago, of the fact that Jarret Stoll had a series of awful games in the faceoff circle, and even Terry Murray publicly took him to task. In the “fair is fair” category, Stoll had a brilliant night against Detroit, and won 10 off 11 faceoffs.  I asked him if anything had changed…

STOLL: “No, nothing is different really. I don’t even think it was an issue. It was just one of those things where I had a couple bad games in a row. If that’s the longest streak that I’m going to have, I’ll take that. It’s a lot of things. Last night I had some wingers help me out on some of the draws. On the other hand, when I had a couple rough nights in the circle, it was the other way around. There’s no science to it. It’s just a matter of getting the right feel and getting the right bounces. You have to work for them too. Sometimes there’s an extra effort involved in winning a draw. Last night, the stars were aligned in that aspect, but you just have to keep it going and try to be as consistent as possible.’’

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Lombardi talks about Detroit loss

Posted by Rich Hammond on 16 October 2009, 1:53 pm

I caught up with Dean Lombardi at practice today, to get his thoughts on what happened to the Kings last night in Detroit…

Question: Was there a lack of killer instinct last night? It seemed like, going into the second period, you could have put them away, but it went completely the other way…

LOMBARDI: “Near the end of the first period, we started losing territory. We stopped making plays, stopped moving our feet. Then at the beginning of the second period, I think we went 10 minutes without a shot. Then they score two goals, and all of a sudden we get (mad) and get four quality chances. But that’s the point. When you talk about the mental side of building a team, it’s the same old story. You have to respect your opponent, but you can’t fear them. Yeah, they’re still the Red Wings, and they’re a hell of a team, but we’ve got to get over that mental block and start believing in ourselves. I thought we looked up and it’s 1-0 and, `Holy smoke, we’re playing with them,’ and then – like last year – there was a little bit of waiting for something bad to happen. And it did.’’

Question: Whose responsibility is it to change that?

LOMBARDI: “It’s collectively. I’ve seen it with young players, like Toews in Chicago. I’ve seen some of the young ones start to learn it. Kopi was trying, Jack (Johnson) was trying to win. I saw some things there from the young players. Then obviously, that’s where guys like Ryan (Smyth) and (Justin) Williams, who have been to the Finals, certainly are a part of it, but it’s a collective psyche to me. Once it gets going, it’s contagious.’’

Question: And a guy like Stoll also?

LOMBARDI: “He’s another one. He’s been a captain of a team that went to the Finals. He should recognize the psyche of a team and say, ‘OK, let’s calm down, boys, and keep playing our game and start believing in ourselves.’ But again, that’s the whole thing that I’ve always said about building a team. There’s a talent side and a mental side, and it’s about getting to that stage where you know you’re going to win, versus hoping and thinking you’re going to win. That’s a process too. It’s frustrating sometimes, but you’ve got to stick with it. The one thing is, I really do believe in this group. I think they’ve got what it takes to get over that hurdle.’’

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Purcell update

Posted by Rich Hammond on 16 October 2009, 11:59 am

Teddy Purcell missed practice with flu/cold symptoms, Terry Murray said. Purcell’s status for the game likely won’t be known until tomorrow morning. Trevor Lewis mostly skated with Dustin Brown and Jarret Stoll today. Some good quotes to file shortly, back at the hotel…

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