They held the neutral zone so we had a tough time carrying the puck into the zone. We had to dump it in, and they were anticipating that and beating us to the puck. |
They won more battles that we did. They were hungry and they played a good game. |
This [game] was huge. I was very happy with the work ethic the whole game. |
This is a very peculiar year for flu. |
Those two goals within a minute really put us on our heels. The team responded well, kept working hard. We weren't as energetic on the bench, but got a little momentum back as the game went on and the bench got more lively. Everyone felt good. We tried to keep the little things simple and be aggressive. |
We all played really well. We were definitely struggling to get through the game. They're an extremely tough team. They're a hard physical team. They really put pressure on you. I knew it was going to be a close, 1-goal game. Hopefully we can come out (tonight) and get it going. |
We always expect Northeastern to play hard in their own rink. We're feeling the urgency to really get some wins in Hockey East. We want home ice advantage for the playoffs. |
We believe anyone violating the law hurts the credibility of NVF and more importantly the thousands of hard-working men and women who are legally registering people to vote. |
We didn't have anybody that could guard him. We didn't have any individual that could and nobody was in position to help. |
We gamble by putting forwards at the point because they aren't as defensively aware of what's going on. They're always thinking offense. We've got make sure they're aware of what's going on. |
We had a lot of guys that wanted to come out and play hard tonight. |
We had some momentum in the first period and didn't capitalize on it. To give up a short-handed goal after taking those penalties was really deflating and really tough to bounce back from. |
We have to be more aware defensively when they're on the ice. We can't turn the puck over. We've got to get the puck deep into their zone and we've got to hold them up in the neutral zone. We can't give them time and space in the neutral zone. |
We just aren't improving quickly enough fundamentally and that is the coach's fault. I'm disappointed with our progress ... It's unfortunate that we've played 22 games and I'm still worried about progress with fundamentals. |
We just didn't come out ready. Yeah, they had some guys that were fresh, but I don't think that is an excuse for us to not come and play hard as we can on a weekend like this when it's on the line against our biggest rival. |