Wes is a warrior. These guys, you think they're done, they always come back until their age tells them that they cannot come back. They're fighters. They get injuries. They fight through it. |
What he did differently was when he got the puck he could get away from people, which we've been looking for all year. There was a guy close to him and then he takes off. That's what we need from him. |
What he's been doing lately, this is what I was expecting all year. He's getting chances. He's more than average defensively. By getting chances, he's going to get his goals. He's there. |
When we tied it up, you could see the guys had more energy. At that point, I thought we could win the game. |
With the puck, he was better than I thought he would be. He made good decisions. It's around the net, the kid's got to get better because things happen quicker. |
With these rules in force, we're going to score more. We're excited with that. On a small rink, no red line and no holding and grabbing, we should do that. |
You asked him? I didn't. You're ahead of me. We'll see. It's always subject to change. |
You can see where a team is ready to play hard, and they were. |
You could see how much they wanted to win this. |
You have to put him on the wall in certain situations push him all the time to be better because he's got great talent and great knowledge of the game. Any project, when a guy wants to do well and needs help, I like that challenge. But I need his support, his willingness to succeed. If he has that, I think he can achieve his goals. |
You look at the way we played in the first period; I was amazed by the way we moved the puck. I'm coaching these guys, and I was surprised. What the heck is going on? They're moving the puck, everyone's skating ? I didn't teach them that all at one time. |
You need great experience. You need strong players at that moment. That's why the weaker teams drop. It's not enough to hold it. |
You never know what's going to happen. You've got to play until the end. |