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.
comment defend pass pictures players seen spoken stand until
I've got players with lumps as well but I'm not going to stand here and defend something I can't really pass comment on until I've seen the pictures and spoken to the boy.
cases hopeful offer players signed three
We're going to offer them contracts. They are really important players for us, and we've very hopeful in all three cases of getting them signed up and resolved.
both girls great heart hold local players proved soul team
They're not just on the team because they are from the local area. Both of these girls are very deserving. They both were pretty much the heart and soul of their respective teams. They are great players and can hold their own. They already proved that in the Ohio-Kentucky game.
ability against allow arsenal good hurt operate players proved space time
If you allow good players time and space in which to operate then they have the ability to hurt you, as Arsenal proved against Real.
environment experience fast furious games handled held hostile learn pace players type younger
For our younger players, they experienced firsthand just how fast and furious the pace is on the AHL level, ... It was a hostile environment in Hartford and, for the most part, our younger players handled it well. That experience is invaluable. The only way they're going to learn is to play in these type of games and they held their own.
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.
hit pleased seven six
We were pleased with our play today. Hit it real solidly. Had six or seven birds. But had some bogies, too.