Tim Whitehead
Tim Whitehead
against checking damage elite guys league particular players playing written
Those two in particular are elite players and have the NHL written all over them. Those are guys who can really do some damage to you if you're not checking them tightly. Fortunately in our league we have some elite players so we're used to playing against that.
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It's gonna be a dangerous weekend. On paper it looks like we're the heavy favorites but they've been playing their best hockey down the stretch.
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They are playing great hockey, as well as anybody in the country. We'll have our hands full. We'll certainly be aware of some of their tendencies, but the bottom line is, we'll be focused on ourselves and our execution.
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The bottom line is that we know they are a real strong team, a real talented team and they are playing very well down the stretch. I think it is going to be just a great hockey game.
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I think we're getting more focused and that's what I am excited about. The last three games we have been very focused on executing the game plan and playing as a team.
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He is a fierce competitor. He loves to compete. When it comes to hockey he wants to win and his team to do well. He is really passionate about playing the game.
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We just love Albany. The water, the air, the rain, the clouds; we like this stadium. We have some great memories here.
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We have to continue to improve all aspects of our game. One of the keys is to get in game shape. We had a long layoff. Conditioning is very important. It's our number one priority.
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We showed some pretty good poise there and kept plugging away. Just getting the puck to the net and bouncing the puck off somebody's stick, or whatever. It was good perseverance there.
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Each year, leaders emerge for the team, and Derek certainly emerged for us in a lot of different leadership areas. He continues to assert himself in a very positive way for his team. He has a lot of great things ahead of him in the future.
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Each time we've been down, we've been able to fight through. The most enjoyable part this year is we've been through some adverse situations, whether it's injuries or or off ice scenarios, we've all stuck together as team and found a way to bounce back and play well.
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Every time we scored, they bounced right back. The momentum shifted to us in the third period, but the game could have gone either way. We're just fortunate we got the last swing of momentum.
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At that point it looked like it might be slipping away and we just kept chipping away one week at a time. Before you know it, we were on a real good run down the stretch.
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We had lots of chances and eventually the dam broke and we ended up with a real good comeback win. We talked about not getting frustrated if didn't come easy. We didn't get off track. We stuck to the game plan.