For a while there, I thought we were looking for ways to lose. I'm just glad we found a way to win. |
For all the people who say we're too young, this is when it really comes in handy. I've seen some of the teams that are longer in the tooth -- they're the ones that are really weary on the second nights. |
Fortunately for us, with their having back-to-back games, I don't know if they really had the energy to take advantage. |
From just about their first game, they've been dynamite. |
Great move, great shot and he made a great save. |
Guys have missed being with this team. That's the greatest thing, to get back together and start having fun again with your teammates. |
He basically hasn't played in two years and it looks like he hasn't missed a beat. He wants the puck, sees the ice well, works hard. It's fun to see a player that young so detailed. |
He didn't look at all like it was his second game in the NHL. |
He never came around much when I came to Storm Lake. Then I cornered him one day and asked him to. I ended up learning a lot from Harold, including the fact he might have been one of the first paid chiefs at a volunteer department in the state of Iowa. |
He understands when you're a player in that position and we've got a player like Joe where all the attention seems to be on him, it's an opportunity for him to really step up and help the team. |
He was great whenever we did break down. He made three or four great saves. |
He was on top of his game in all five. Last season, if you look, he had a lot of points but he had them in 3-4 games. This time it's been spread out and he's been a dominant player just about every shift. He's on the right side of the puck all the time. |
He's a horse. The more you play him, the better he gets. If we were in first place, it would be a different story, but we're not. I'll do everything I can to get ourselves in position to make the playoffs and, according to how the game goes, manage his ice time that way. |
He's a playmaker. He makes others around him better. |
He's been shying away from taking pucks, going wide and taking to the net and he did that a few times tonight. For some reason he spent most of the first couple months not being involved and being on the outside. To his credit, he got the job done tonight. |