Mike Sullivan
Mike Sullivan
life teaches work
(Wrestling) teaches you nothing comes easy. Nothing in life comes easy, so you have to work at it.
both ends hard works
He works hard at both ends of the rink.
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I think it's terrific. I'm so happy for him that he's worked so hard to get himself back into a condition to play and compete at this level. That, in and of itself, is a testament to the type of guy that he is. So we're ecstatic that's he's participating.
compete condition ecstatic guy happiness happy hard himself testament type worked
I think it is terrific. I'm so happy for him because he has worked so hard to get himself back into a condition where he can compete at this level. That is a testament to the type of guy that he is. We are ecstatic that he is participating in our camp.
almost condition died extremely hard himself position worked
He has worked extremely hard to get himself back into condition to play after being in a position where he almost died in that accident,
foresee major precaution taking
It's something we're taking a precaution with. We didn't want him to make it worse, but I don't foresee it being a major issue.
guy testament thrilled
That he is here is a testament to the kind of guy he is, and we're thrilled that he is here.
beat fortunate played road talk third
Talk about a fortunate road win. To play them and beat them is big for us. We played well in the third period. It was our best.
buy commitment concept creativity good hockey keeping matter net potential puck score talented team
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.
both coaching decisions games period reality realize rely short staff
It'll be something the coaching staff is going to make decisions on a short-term basis, but we realize we have to rely on both of them to get it done for us. The reality is we have a lot of games in a short period of time, so they'll both be in the mix.
happy looked noticed recovered shown trauma tv
They looked real happy to be home. They looked a little thinner, ... They looked as if they'd recovered from some of the trauma we had noticed (when they were shown on Serb TV shortly after their capture).
chance charge critical job team understand
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.