Mike Dunham
Mike Dunham
Michael Francis Dunhamis a retired American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently the goaltending coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League...
came felt further groin loosen playing prevent tried
I felt a little twinge in the groin. I tried playing with it to see if the groin would loosen up, and it didn't, so I came out to prevent further damage.
best built chances felt giving good guys job rusty scoring trying
I'm trying to do the best I can do. I felt a little rusty out there. The guys did a good job of not giving up any scoring chances and they built me a big lead.
certainly exciting face goals last net nice nights offense players practice putting
Putting goals in the net and having exciting players on your team, it's certainly nice to only have to face them in practice now. You don't see it too often, but the last two nights our offense has been clicking.
andy blocks few goal huge net night save saved scoring seems tonight
Seems like every night someone else is scoring the big goal or making the big play. Tonight it was Andy Sutton. He made a few big blocks and a huge save when I was out of the net and saved a goal.
certainly close game gap huge team win
Every game is huge and every win is big, certainly when you can close the gap on the team you're chasing.
certainly close game games gap huge team win
Every game is a must-win for us right now. Every game is huge and every win is huge. Certainly when you close the gap on a team that you're chasing, that's what we're here for. But all these games are must-win for us now.
great next playoffs step took
It's always a little nerve-wracking to come back here, but it's fun. There were a lot of great memories. We started something here and they took it to the next step when they made the playoffs two years ago. That's great.
bad funny nights time
It's just one of those nights where the bounces were funny bounces. It's a bad time to have one of those nights. What else can you say?
margin night time ways
We have to find ways to win. There's not much margin for error. Just because it's not your night, you can't say it's not your night. We don't have enough time for that.
happen position
You never want to see that happen, especially right now with the position we are in. But those things do happen and you just have to be ready.
backup
There was no pressure. That's part of being a backup goalie.
goal hit inside question
It hit the inside of my glove and squeaked through. That's a goal I have to have. No question about it.
goal hit inside question
It hit the inside of my glove and squeaked through, ... That's a goal I have to have. No question about it.
tone took
I think we took the play to them in the first period. We didn't give them anything, which set the tone for the game.