There was a big difference ... whether it was the puck control or the speed, execution. They were much the sharper team. They had the momentum from the start of the game, and we couldn't turn it around. |
They had a great home-ice environment. And we didn't want to give them the first goal, and we did too easy. |
Too many turnovers, too many mistakes and too many penalties. The penalties were costly. And the short-handed goal was huge. We had some isolated chances but didn't generate enough. |
We didn't know Al was leaving, but I wanted a contingency plan if he did leave us high and dry, which he did. But he didn't. He knew we had a goalie. Would he have still left? Probably. But at least from our perspective, it wasn't like the whole team was depending on Al Montoya. |
We have to have a good game tomorrow. When the smoke clears on Sunday, we'll see what our situation is. But if we don't, I don't know that we deserve any. |
We've addressed the ranking thing, and how fickle that is this time of year. Every weekend, two more games go by, and someone moves up or someone moves down depending on those games. So, the ranking doesn't matter. |