You don't want to dig a hole. We kept it close until late, but our passing was awful, and our shooting was worse. |
You gotta give him a lot of credit for being ready and staying ready. |
You have to evaluate as the tempo goes up, the combative stuff that we're doing. If there are no repercussions from that, then you gotta make decisions. How do you utilize him? How do you get him in? |
You keep [a forward on the point] until it really costs you dearly. I put the onus on all five guys. I don't even look at the forward being the issue. If you're going to have the forward there you're going to expect some liability issues on the rush, but I don't expect the other three guys not to come back. |
You make mistakes and you're going to get burned - and we got burned. |
You really do get that feeling. Those guys in that room deserve a lot of credit. They push each other. They encourage each other. They're hard on each other at times. But they like playing with each other. Those guys are determined to have somebody make a difference every night. |
You see it day in and day out. You may even see a little bit more focus and just talk about the little things, the good habits. You look at his play, he's been scoring big goals for us and [killing penalties]. And I think if you're going to talk it, you have to lead it. He's done both. |