It's getting frustrating the longer it goes. I don't think we've shown frustration because we've worked hard and battled through, but it's going to be more so as it goes on. But, we have two days off before our next game (Tuesday at Peoria), which will give us a chance to regroup. |
It's important not to get frustrated, and I really don't think we came into this game that way. We just wanted to get a fresh start, but Omaha comes at you hard here. |
It's not about who were playing. It's up to us. We haven't had an easy game all year. We're competing on a nightly basis. We now have to get the results for that competition. |
It's obviously a tribute to those five players, I think they are all very deserving. It's a tribute to the team as well. You're not going to have success as an individual without having good teammates. I think they all will recognize the fact that they are in this position because of the guys they are playing with, and where the team is as well. |
On Friday against Iowa, I think we were just trying to be too cute. Tonight, I think we were a little bit more prepared to get the puck to the net, and when you do that, you get rebounds and can make things happen that way. |
Stokes made a very good play and jumped into the rush like you're supposed to do there. He got the puck and put it where he had to put it. |
That is his strength. He has the ability to make things happen offensively, and he can finish opportunities when he gets the chance. |
The fact that they are at home is going to give them some momentum. And I am sure they are going to be coming at us even harder than they did in Houston. |
The fifth goal was a killer. We had to battle back real hard to tie it and then to turn around and give it back to them was fatal. |
The stretch pass from Smith was a great play. We talked about it before the game, that we had to watch for that. |
The toughest game to win in the playoffs is your first home game. And I'm not sure we even deserved to win the game. But it's a huge win, because every win at this time of the year is big. To draw first blood is really important for us. |
There have been very few nights where he hasn't been a pretty good player, and other nights, he's been spectacular. |
There's time for things to happen, still lots of hockey left to play. But there's a fine line between confidence and arrogance, and we've been able to walk that line quite well. |
Those two right from day one seemed to jell offensively. For Erik and Kirby to finish one and two in the scoring race is great. |
Tonight we got some breaks around the net, which I thought was really important. We hadn't been getting those in the previous games. Tonight we got a little bit of luck and we needed it. |