Rob Sumner
Rob Sumner
deal team
We've had to deal with some significant hurdles. I don't think there's a team out there that has been through as much as we have.
both liked pick
We liked both players. We didn't pick up one to get both of them here. We think they're both very intelligent young players.
both confidence good position
We have confidence in both guys. Both have been sharp. We feel like we're in a really good position with our goaltending.
far nearly played road steps taken three
We've played three road games, but we just haven't played nearly as well as we need to. We've taken some steps to improve, but we're far from happy.
needed scoring
We had some scoring chances, but we just didn't play as well as we needed to. We've got to play a lot harder.
both edge impact puts records rivalry series start teams zero
Both teams start at zero and it's even going in. I don't think records have much impact on the series. It puts an edge on the series when there's a rivalry between the two teams. But in preparing, there's no difference. It just makes it a little more exciting.
chance losing middle ourselves tend thick tight
Even with our losing streak, we're right in the thick of things, right in the middle of a tight division. We just have to keep plowing away and give ourselves a chance by doing all the little things right. When you do that, things tend to change.
continues giving hold obviously power recipe
That's obviously not a recipe for success. The power play continues to hold us back. We're not giving up on it, we'll continue to try different things and different personnel.
moving nice sign team
It was nice to have our whole team on the ice. It was a real sign of us moving ahead.
couple hard matter nice playing points
It wasn't just a matter of them having a couple of points in those high-scoring games. When they play hard and play well, it's nice to see them get rewarded, but they were playing well before then.
hard simple tonight worked
It was a simple approach, but effective. We worked hard tonight and so did they.
counted
They counted it, so nothing we can do.
caught compound focused game level mission penalty start trouble
They were on a mission at the start of that game and we were caught napping. We weren't focused to play at that level at the start and we got into penalty trouble and to compound it, they make you pay.
beat best ironic
It's ironic that their best scorers didn't beat us. It was just our own lackluster play.