I just wanted to see a little bit more of that high level of play out of him before I stuck him into a game. Any game was going to be a tough game. This was an especially tough game. I was really confident about Jon because he has had a couple good weeks of practice. I knew his rhythm was back, his timing was back and his focus was back. I was not surprised. I knew he was ready. |
I think what [BU's] getting is a real good effort from a lot of people. It's more about the total team and not so much about some individuals. I know Roche is hot scoring goals but I think the team is skating and making simple plays and supporting one another. |
It was a great play by Matt Anderson knocking the puck down and finding Davis on a quick transition. I didn't expect to see that move from Chris to be honest with you. It was a nifty, backhand, five-hole dribble. I hope he's got a few more tricks up his sleeve. |
That first period took us out of the game. And their power play is excellent. We played on our heels in the first period. To their credit, they were on their toes. End of game. |
The Army game was just a difficult game to play. It was a consolation game with just flies in the building. I don't think either team wanted to be there, but we battled them and gutted it out. [Army] played well and made it difficult for us, but we found a way to win. |
There's just a little bit of a swagger when you start to win games. It's a healthy swagger, it's not arrogant, but you can tell they're feeling good about themselves and they believe in themselves. |
We always knew George could be a very good college player. We also knew that he undoubtedly had a professional-type body, and that it could make him a good pro player as well. |
We were a little too sloppy in all three periods to be able to squeak out a win. |
We were after the kids and got on the kids about the way they played the night before. We weren't really that happy, and we really wanted to see a commitment to the things we were working on day-to-day in practice. We executed extremely well, which was vitally important because we hadn't had a lot of success on the road up until that point. We really totally controlled the game. It was a great effort. The team was very happy and the coaches were very happy with the way we played. |
We were totally dissatisfied and, quite honestly, really upset about the outcome of the game. I think the guys took that attitude to UNH [the following night] and played as well as we could possibly play on the road against that type of an opponent, and we found a way to win. |
We're a pretty good skating team. We have to be able to anticipate extremely well, and we have to put ourselves in a position where we don't hurt ourselves around the rink. If we're caught out of position and we're giving up speed to boot, then we're at a distinct disadvantage. |
We've got to remain on target and take care of detail, but at the same time you can't expend yourself at practices and not have anything left for the weekend. |
When you assess what Marvin does over the course of the game, he is one of our biggest threats on the ice. He leads the country in shots on net, and he's threatening in every shift that he is out there. You can't blame this on Marvin. That was a tough play. |