S. Hughes
S. Hughes
case coming delay fast guys ice icing penalty played players puck referee team touched wrong
First of all, Hartford was the better team that night, ... But what was demoralizing was our guys played well and have nothing to show for it. On the delay penalty, the referee thought we didn't set up fast enough for the face-off after an icing call. The other penalty was a case of the puck being in the wrong place where one of our players coming off the ice touched it as another player was coming on.
attributes effective guys hockey looking physical recommend sets skill spot whatever
At the end of the day, we're looking to find 22 or 23 guys who want a jersey, who want a spot on the team, ... So, whatever their skill sets are, whatever their physical attributes are, whatever they do to be effective hockey players, we recommend them to do that.
easygoing fame guys looked talents
I think if you looked at Gilbert and Jamison and I, we all had different talents and I think it is the same with the guys we have here. I don't need the limelight; I don't need the fame or all the interviews. For the most part, I'm a laid-back, easygoing guy.
business care fourth game guys lost mean team unless until upset wins
Those guys are upset that they lost Game 1, but they're not too concerned. I was in that situation, and it's never over until that team wins that fourth game. What we did in Game 1 doesn't mean anything unless we come out and take care of business in Game 2.
against good guys might throwing
You're not going to get better throwing against guys who aren't as good as you. You might as well throw against guys 100 times better.
days focusing guys key nights plays prepared taking
There will be days when key guys aren't in so we have to be prepared for the situation. We're focusing on not taking any nights off, not taking any plays off.
defense defensive guys line lost marks plays pressures question
How is our defensive line going to play? ... We have some guys on defense who have some experience, but what will our defense look like without Zak Keasey? We lost 127 tackles, quarterback pressures and big plays when we lost him. How they will play without him is one of the big question marks we face.
Too many dispersed origins. Too many dispersed destinations.
focus hard maintain
We try really hard to maintain the focus of this day on the kids.
body last seat
We just saw, basically, body by body until, I think the person in the back seat was the last one to get out.
belief bit certain final hold next situations teams until
We just need to take that final step, have a little bit more belief in certain situations to kill teams off and then we will go to the next level. But until we do, then that will hold us back.
certainly everybody helps hitting
We just get our pitch, that's it. You've just got to be patient. ... It certainly helps when everybody is hitting around you.
boy expecting geared practice towards works
We weren't expecting it but we'll take it. He's a first-year boy and everything thing he works on in practice is geared towards the legs.
calls executing game happened lost matter quarter third
We weren't executing the way we planned, and it showed. We lost the game in the third quarter no matter what calls were made and what things happened before or after that.