Mike Sullivan
Mike Sullivan
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From my experience, when a team is faced with adversity, the best course of action is to simplify things. Our play away from the puck has to be a priority. We have a talented group of players here, but we have to make more of a commitment to team defense.
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It's a matter of getting us to buy into a team concept and making a commitment to defense. I think our team is talented enough that we can score goals, and if we can make more of a commitment to keeping the puck out of our net without discouraging creativity at the other end of the rink, we have the potential to be a real good hockey team.
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He's a talented kid and he's a very smart player. He's the type of guy that can make something out of nothing.
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We have to do a better job controlling momentum. We have to understand those critical situations, and we have to take charge in those areas. It will give our team a better chance to win.
break game open
We had the opportunities to break the game open and we didn't.
certainly good scoring third
We certainly generated enough scoring chances, especially in the third period. On most nights, enough to win. Biron made some good stops, especially down the stretch.
definitely exciting helped matter pieces
Eli's going to be an outstanding quarterback, no matter what the setting. It's just exciting to see these pieces come together. It's definitely helped him develop, no question.
defense energy played reason stepped veterans
Our defense really stepped up. From our veterans to our young guys, they played with a lot of energy and they were a big reason for our success.
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We like to put this meet against Toms River North on the same week as the Shore Conference meet. We don't mind coming here. It is a very nice facility and it has electronic timing.
asked job power
There's nothing we can do about it. But if you asked me why we lost, I'd say we have to do a better job on our power play.
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We have a handful of guys right there who are knocking on the door. How that plays out remains to be seen, but that will be something we will try to manage on a day-to-day or a week-to-week basis. We will certainly have some difficult decisions to make.
ask both games given last opportunity points
We've got points out of the last two games. I think (Thomas) has given us the opportunity to do that both games and that's all you can ask out of your goaltender.
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That was a hard fought point for our guys. Our guys really battled, especially in the third period. That was really competitive and our guys really dug down when they were tired to get that timely goal.
ability hope plays sure using weapon whether
I sure hope so. He's got size, and he's demonstrated the ability to make plays using that size. Whether it's a weapon we haven't had in the past, I don't know. But I know it's a weapon we have now.