It wasn't just a matter of them having a couple of points in those high-scoring games. When they play hard and play well, it's nice to see them get rewarded, but they were playing well before then. |
It weighs on me why we weren't ready to go, because on paper that was a big game. To go out and lay an egg like that is tough to take. We just didn't play well throughout the lineup. |
It's a game of momentum, in this building especially, and we had it early and they battled back. They got it back with two power-play goals, and we never saw another one. We made some critical mistakes, and they capitalized. |
It's ironic that their best scorers didn't beat us. It was just our own lackluster play. |
On the explanation given to me, the referee agreed it went into the net but that he blew his whistle first. I couldn't really see it, so there wasn't a lot I could argue about. |
Our defenseman couldn't get there because he was getting blocked. There was a scoring chance created off of it and they scored. |
Part of it is that we don't score a lot, so we had better be good in one-goal games. We're confident and comfortable playing in close games. |
Roman has really played hard and much better. He's always had the talent and now he's really playing hard in the less glamorous parts of the game. |
Scott Jackson's an easy gut to take for granted when things are going good because he does everything well. He logs a lot of ice time and he's such a key part of any of our successes. |
Special teams are always critical against Everett. They don't take many penalties and they have the best power play in the league. The best way to kill penalties against Everett is not to take them. Prevention is the key. |
That was a real big save. If they score there, they still have time left to push for another one. |
That's obviously not a recipe for success. The power play continues to hold us back. We're not giving up on it, we'll continue to try different things and different personnel. |
The bottom line is that you have to find a way to win. I'm not trying to take a negative stand on things because it hasn't all been negative, but the fact is we haven't won. |
The thing we like best about Jax is the more important the game or the situation, the better he plays. That's a good quality to have for a hockey player. |
There is no point making it any bigger than it needs to be. We just need to win our next game, then we'll worry about a Game 7. |