He made the saves when he had to and the defense moved the puck up the ice well and played well clearing rebounds. |
I came back here this morning on a non-stop flight, Phoenix to St. Louis, for this game. |
I just asked for our players to give a full out effort, and told them they'd be able to walk away with their heads held high if they did that. And the effort was there for all three periods from everyone right across the board. This was a big, big game for us. |
I think everyone turned in a very strong performance. |
In Louisiana we don't bet on football games, We bet on whether a politician is going to be indicted or not. |
Mistakes cost you, and we had a few that really hurt us today. It wasn't just on that goal that got waived off, but we had five blue shirts standing around watching two (Tech goals) on rebounds when our goalie didn't know where the puck was. We have no one to blame there but ourselves. |
More important than the wins and losses was by the end of the year they had come together as a team. We became closer as a group and I think that's something the seniors will leave. |
That's been a huge help. They have done a good job in their own zone. It's been our strength. |
We had our backs against the wall, and it was a big accomplishment. It would have been easy for us to fold but I'm proud of the kids to go out and work hard. |
We have put together some good periods of hockey, but I think we're still trying to find ourselves. We didn't play particularly well on Saturday. |
We won't be having lunch when our customers are having theirs. |