Rob Sumner
Rob Sumner
against ahead behind both chance concerned division games looking ourselves playing teams win
We're looking at things realistically. To even give ourselves a chance at the division we know we have to win both games against Everett. We're much more concerned with how we're playing than the teams ahead of us or behind us.
breathe concerned good middle mind sigh start sure
In the back of my mind I was a little concerned about a letdown because you can breathe a sigh of relief. I'm not sure if that's what happened, but we had a very good start and then didn't play well in the middle of that game.
areas both concerned game generally guard offensive team time
We're not perfect, but there are a lot of areas in our game that are much improved. We generally aren't a high-powered offensive team, so we have to be concerned in both ends. At this time of year, when every team has a lot to play for, you can't let your guard down.
definitely games hard played power ton
In all the games we've played there have been a ton of penalties. We're definitely not underestimating the need to get better on the power play. It's something we're working hard on every day.
extra happen liked played
I liked the way we played. We wanted the extra point, but we really played pretty well. We made some mistakes, but they are going to happen sometimes in hockey.
fix liked played start
I liked our start and our finish, and we can fix the way we played in-between. I really liked the way we played with desperation once we got to that point.
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.
beat best ironic
It's ironic that their best scorers didn't beat us. It was just our own lackluster play.
moving nice sign team
It was nice to have our whole team on the ice. It was a real sign of us moving ahead.
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.
early game good opposition power seemed
We just never seemed to get going the way we wanted to. We didn't play well on many fronts, but to give the opposition a power play like that early in the game just isn't good enough.
ahead aware chasing hand pack separate talk teams tight win
We're very aware of the standings. We talk on one hand about chasing down the teams ahead of us, but it's so tight that you have to be aware of who's nipping at your heels. The only way to separate yourself from the pack is to win your own games.
felt tonight tough won
Tonight is tough to swallow. We felt we should have won this game.