The last two games, he's played strong. He looked confident in there. |
They were a lot quicker when they had the puck. They jumped on us early, and they had guys joining the rush. We were flat-footed and just watching them go by us. |
They were going for it, too. They were trying to score a goal. They were all going forward, and I stepped up at the right time. |
They were playing real tight in the neutral zone. They were playing the trap real well. That's something we have to do a better job at combating. |
They're playing really strong defensively. We just have to be real careful and not turn the puck over in the neutral zone. That's what they're waiting for. |
This is bigger than the Stanley Cup. You only get a chance to win the Olympic title every four years. You get a chance every year to win the Stanley Cup. The Olympic tournament is special. |
Tough to say. It's tough to pinpoint what's different, really. |
We didn't do a good job in front of him. It wasn't his fault. |
We had good breakouts coming with speed and good entry. Once we're set up we have great puck-movers. It doesn't have to be a big slap shot all the time because we're there for rebounds. |
We had some pressure on us from previous tournaments where we've lost in the quarterfinals. |
We had some pressure on us, and I thought we responded. It's good to get past this hurdle. |
We stayed patient out there. We didn't really open ourselves up defensively and when we got the chances offensively, we took care of them. |
We talked about it before to try to get to get more shots at net especially with their goalie. We heard that he might leave some rebounds coming out. And playing more straight lines, going more to the net, instead of peeling out in the corners. |
We wanted to have a quick, good start. We had a perfect start. We got two quick goals and spent a lot of time in their end. |
We're playing real strong in our own end. We're not giving up a lot of shots and Manny only has to make one save and we're clearing the rebound. |