Those are the words of Edmonton Oilers assistant coach Paul Coffey. The Hall of Fame defender went from the life of a consultant/executive to an NHL coach.
Coffey has extensive NHL experience and is the coach of the Oilers’ blueline. He has learned how to motivate his players effectively.
In a guest appearance on Oilers Now this past Thursday, Coffey spoke about many things. One of them was the way he approached coaching the Oilers defenders.
The show’s host, Bob Stauffer, asked Coffey about his approach to correcting players’ behavior when they make mistakes and he specifically mentioned Evan Bouchard in his response.
“I said, ‘Bouch, as long as your good talent outweighs the bad, we’re going to have fun here,'” Coffey revealed. “Let’s continue to get better and better, and he’s done that.”
Coffey knows what it’s like to be a high-profile offensive defender in the Edmonton market. After all, this is the second-highest scoring defender of all time. Coffey finished his career with 1531 points in 1409 games played.
