I think we took the game away from them in the second period. We played very, very solid. And when we made it 2-0, we didn't try to get on the offense more. We still clamped them down and played well. |
I think we'll get a boost out of beating BC in the Hockey East final. We usually get a boost out of beating BC anyway, but psychologically having garnered a bit of hardware already this year is nice for them. But it's all about winning championships, and [the Northeast Regional] is the only one that's in reach now. Two games to win another championship, but it will be a battle to get through this field, that's for sure. |
I think we've just grown up a little bit and we've finally figured out what the lines should be. We've got some offensive firepower. |
I thought Curry was fabulous down the stretch. They were really stepping up on us and we weren't getting much time down on the other end, so he had to really stand tall. |
I thought getting that first goal helped us get jacked up a bit. |
I thought he was our best player. He moved the puck well, he made some real clever passes. He also made some plays where he was getting in himself, using his own speed. |
I thought that Boston College played extremely well in the first period. We played kind of tentative, I thought. |
I thought that kind of just took the wind right out of their sails. All the sudden, they got momentum, they're going pretty well, and now, bang, we get a power play goal against a team that's been killing penalties great all year. |
I thought we played our best hockey both nights in the third period. I thought we played a better game last night than we did tonight, but we come back and wound up finding a way to win without folding once they got the tying goal again. |
I was flabbergasted that [Chris] Higgins played as well as he did. That [John] McCarthy played as well as he did. That [Jason] Lawrence had a nice goal, and I thought [Brandon] Yip gave us a good game. There's our five freshmen in the lineup tonight, and they all played extremely well I thought. |
I was more concerned about my guys not being ready to play, being like 'Oh man, look at this place. I think they were ready to play tonight. |
I was worried that we were getting back into the snake-bitten mode again. The second period I thought we shot it into his chest a lot. |
I would be surprised if two or three of these guys aren't real important to us as the season progresses, ... They all have a different look [Yip with the rocket shot, Higgins with his quickness and Lawrence, control] and they'll all get different types of ice time, too. |
I'm not surprised. It's just a matter of time before big-city crime happens here. |
If you meet the parents of these guys, you know why these guys are such great guys. Really nice people, really know how to keep things in perspective. No big egos, nobody worrying about 'What about my kid? What about my kid's ice time?' That plays right to the kids. |