EDMONTON, AB - On Monday morning, Oilers Head Coach Ken Hitchcock clarified his post-game comments from Saturday following his side's 5-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks.
After saying "the coaches can't want it more than the players", Hitchcock was referring to the players' ability to play within their style of play and not their individual attitudes.
"I said the coaches can't want it, and I meant style of play, more than the players," the bench boss said. "The players have to want that style of play, and that's the ongoing dialogue and debate you get into with players all the time. Every coach goes through this. The way we have to play to win is a very difficult game, and we have to play that way to do it. It's very challenging, physically-demanding, it's not fun, but it's the way we're built right now and the way we have to play."
BLOG: Embracing style of play was Hitchcock's message on Saturday
"It's very challenging, physically-demanding, it's not fun, but it's the way we're built right now and the way we have to play," Oilers Head Coach Ken Hitchcock said Monday.
