Rob Sumner
Rob Sumner
chip key positive scoring somebody time trouble
Any scoring for us is positive right now. We haven't scored easily. Some of our key scorers have had trouble so any time that somebody else can chip in it's always a positive.
beat best ironic
It's ironic that their best scorers didn't beat us. It was just our own lackluster play.
bottom fact line negative stand trying
The bottom line is that you have to find a way to win. I'm not trying to take a negative stand on things because it hasn't all been negative, but the fact is we haven't won.
counted
They counted it, so nothing we can do.
hard simple tonight worked
It was a simple approach, but effective. We worked hard tonight and so did they.
ability clutch goals player produce says score shown
It says a lot about a player who can produce in those clutch times. He's shown the ability to score big goals at the right time.
building critical early game saw
It's a game of momentum, in this building especially, and we had it early and they battled back. They got it back with two power-play goals, and we never saw another one. We made some critical mistakes, and they capitalized.
capitalize chances good ourselves played team
They're a good team and they played well. We just didn't capitalize on the chances we did have, to give ourselves a chance to win.
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.
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.
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.
although elite goes help humble kid player
Although he's a very humble kid who goes about his own business, all of the recognition that he's an elite player can only help his confidence.
chance created scoring
Our defenseman couldn't get there because he was getting blocked. There was a scoring chance created off of it and they scored.