After regulation we already knew we were going for the win. Our season has been about going the extra mile and doing what we can to win. We wanted to clinch first place with a win, not a tie. |
He scores goals in bunches so its obvious we're going to need him and everybody else to show up for the next two games. When we don't bring our speed to a game we're a pretty average team but on the nights we're flying we're pretty much unstoppable. I think the guys realize what team we need out there to wrap this thing up. |
I love the way we came out in the first period. But then we had a four-minute power play and only got two shots on goal and in a game like this you just can't do that. We sat back and got complacent and against a veteran team like (the Braves) they'll beat you every time. We have to stay up for the entire game and play with urgency. |
I think we've grown more as a team in this series than we have all season which is saying a lot. We've had a lot of ups and downs this series but all 23 guys pulled together and got the job done. I'm happy and excited for them and now we have to beat another strong team. |
I wouldn't say that was the turning point in the game. Riley had to make a lot of good saves in the game. If I had to describe our effort (Saturday) I would say it was less than inspiring. We didn't play well but I can't complain too much, we're up a game. |
It is true, when you get knocked out you go golfing. |
It's not so much their players who have been in this situation because they change every year but the fans and the atmosphere of their building. They demand that the Storm win and that puts a lot of pressure on them and helps them win. This series they've been pesky so we're going to have to have our best games if we want to win this thing. |
The guys love playing in front of the home crowd which has been pretty much a packed house each night. It's a great atmosphere, but we need to win on the road too. |
There were times when only 10 or 12 guys would show up and go through the motions of a practice. There was no energy and no desire. This was not the place to be. |
They have a history and tradition of winning in Campbell River and they expect nothing less than to be in this series every year. And that's the type of tradition we're looking to build here. Right now we've got a lot of veterans who just grew accustomed to being knocked out in the first round and we want to change that. We have no illusions this is going to be an easy series just because of the standings. Campbell River expects to win it every year and we need to work hard to show we belong. |
We got lazy and we got away from our systems. We did it before in the first round and we've done it in this round. We've lost our focus and to me that isn't acceptable for a team that won 30 games this season. |
We'll have to see what happens. Some players may ask to be dealt, some may move on to junior A, but as it stands right now we have 22 cards filled with players from this season. |
When you're at the top you're the team everybody gets up for. We had a team beat us the other night and you would have thought they won the Stanley Cup by the way they were yelling and whooping down the hall. The good thing is, that gives our guys the extra incentive to win. They don't like to hear that. |
You can't give any team in this league a moment to regroup. We sat back a little and they came up with two quick goals and all of a sudden we were down. It's going to be like that from here on. |