Frustration. Come out with effort and execution like that in Game 1 is unacceptable. It's not who we are as a team, and not who we expect to be. Our expectations are much higher than that. |
Games come down to little things and commitment and willing to jump into battles. There wasn't enough commitment (Saturday). |
Getting cold in the shootouts at the right time. In two weeks, there are no shootouts. |
Goal scorers are guys who can get hot when they get confidence and can go on a run. Not much has been going in. Hopefully this will get him going. |
Goal-scorers are guys who can get hot when they get confidence and can go on a run. Not much has been going in. Hopefully this will get him going. |
He can be a horse. He's so big and so strong. When he gets a head of steam, he's hard to defend. He's using all the tools he has. |
He embraced the role and embraced his teammates, and his teammates, in the end, embraced him and played hard for him. That's the scenario we're trying to have. |
He has done a great job as captain of our team this year. I think they are all hungry to prove they can get the job done. |
He intended to blow the whistle. |
He just looks like the old Mike. |
He looked fine, ready to go. He could have gone more, but we kept his minutes down. |
He made a couple good saves. He took a lot of pressure this game on himself. |
He not only understands the pressure of the game, but he has built pressure on himself with this thing and he completely understands it. Yesterday, all they wanted to talk about in the media was his shootout success, and he just ate it up. He knows it's there, and he loves it. |
He played a solid game. There were some chances that were a lot harder than I think they looked. |
He puts the work in. It's funny how smart players find a way to get smarter. That's what he does. |