Rob Sumner
Rob Sumner
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.
against best critical penalties power prevention special teams
Special teams are always critical against Everett. They don't take many penalties and they have the best power play in the league. The best way to kill penalties against Everett is not to take them. Prevention is the key.
both early edge good great key pay played player start took
I think we both played hard. Dubinsky is a great player and he made us pay early and that took the edge off what was a good start for us. We played well. We just had some key breakdowns.
afford drive hopefully learned message point ready special work
Hopefully we all got the message and learned that we can't afford not to be ready to play. We've got some special things we're going to work on to drive that point home.
close confident games good playing score
Part of it is that we don't score a lot, so we had better be good in one-goal games. We're confident and comfortable playing in close games.
composed early giving looked played
He's played well in all his appearances. He looked very composed and after giving up an early goal, he didn't panic.
ready
He just has a bruise. There wasn't much swelling, so he should be ready to go.
both chris elite entire fun ice level player playing second
He is getting back to the level of a really elite player in this league. He and Chris Durand have both been playing very well for us. If we can get our entire lineup on the ice and get things going in the right direction, it's going to be a fun second half.
captain count good guy leader penalty strong top
He is a guy you can count on in all areas, offensively and defensively. He is strong on face-offs, on top of being a very good penalty killer. He is our captain here and he is a big leader for us in all areas.
certainly finishes goal great shot
He finishes very well. He's a goal scorer and he certainly did that. That's a great shot by a great player.
against eight five game played playoff second settled
I'll take the eight any day, the five against I don't like so much. We made too many big mistakes, but I think that comes with playoff jitters. I thought we settled into the game and played better in the second period.
confidence create few last level reached scoring speed starting
I never even thought about it. He was getting chances, and now he's reached another level of confidence in the last few games. He's starting to use his speed to create even more scoring chances.
against average expect fully guys hard luxury ready regroup score seem work
I fully expect that we will regroup and be ready to play against Everett. We don't have the luxury of having guys who can score even when they are having an average performance. We seem to have to work hard for every goal.
excellent few games johnson last
In the last few games Johnson have been excellent with his grittiness and passion. He's really impacted the last few games.