Mike Butters
Mike Butters
phoenix ranked second tough
Phoenix is a tough team. It'll be a tough game. They're ranked second in the nation, so we're going to have to work.
game guys might next opportunity players senior work younger
We're just going to use this game as an opportunity to see some of the younger guys we might use next season. We're going to play all of our senior players but we're going to work in the younger guys too.
hard overtime playoffs
It was tough. That eliminates us from the playoffs so it's a hard way to end an overtime game.
group guys hard home split
Its always hard to repeat. But I think we have the group of guys to do it. We wanted to get out of Eugene with a split and we did. Now we get to come home and play on our ice.
body effective finish hits physical
They're a very physical team. They body very well and they like to finish their hits hard. When they do that they're a very effective team.
bad calls came late short
There were some bad calls late in the game, and then we came up short in overtime.
came tough
He came up big for them. He was made a lot of tough saves.
good great guys played slow
The guys did a great job. We started off a little slow but the guys responded well and played some good hockey.