Q & A with Ray Shero
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The following article featuring former St. Lawrence standout Ray Shero appeared in the September 14 issue of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Ray Shero is no stranger to star-gazing. He'll resume that act
Wednesday, as the Penguins hit the ice for their first
training-camp practice. However, even though superstar centers
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin anchor the talented young core of a
team that came within two wins of the Stanley Cup last season,
Shero enters his third camp as general manager betting that skill
is not his organization's strength. "Hard work and passion - this
organization has to be based on that," Shero said. "I look at us
entering camp, and that's what I'm looking for from the start."
Shero spoke last week with Tribune-Review Penguins beat reporter
Rob Rossi:
Q: You said in July this team is better than the
one that entered training camp last season. How so?
A: Generally, it's the experience factor. We have it now. As I look upon two years ago, losing to Ottawa in the first round (in 2007), we said we wanted to take that experience and use it to our advantage. If you look at what we did in the playoffs last season, we did. You learn a lot going through those playoff series... those (lessons) are big things for our hockey team because we have so many key players at critical positions, including in goal with Marc-Andre Fleury.
Complete article can be accessed via the Tribune-Review Web site by clicking here.
