Tom Poti
Tom Poti
Thomas Emilio Potiis an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League...
doubt five games last mind playoff time
There's no doubt in here at all that come playoff time we are going to be fine. We have to put these last four, five games out of our mind and out of our psyche.
bit eight five four gives last nine time
Any time you get any regulars back, it kind of gives you that little bit of a boost. It's been different with four or five regulars out of the lineup the last eight or nine games.
far guy second three zones
The second guy is so far away it doesn't matter. He's three zones away.
people point regular season
People say the regular season is meaningless, but every point will count.
good
That's unacceptable, and we have to play better if we want to do any good in the playoffs. If we play like that, we're going to get our butts kicked.
couple critique disrupted happens
You don't critique a win. A couple of times we were a little disrupted in our our own end but that always happens when you're with a new partner.
definitely easy eighth maybe seventh
Maybe if we crept in in the seventh or eighth spot, we'd be celebrating. But we know we can clinch the division. We're definitely not celebrating just getting in. That's easy right now.
surprised
I was surprised I had that much time.
penalties took
Obviously, we took way too many penalties tonight.
good held skilled team test tonight
Tonight was a good test for us. They're a great, offensively skilled team and we held them for most of the game.
finally great half paid period periods played second work
This was huge. We didn't quit. We didn't sulk. We played great in the second half of the first period, and the second period was great. In the third, the work of the first two periods finally paid off.
definitely easier execute game guys plan practicing purpose seems shooting systems year
This year we're definitely practicing a lot more. We see drills that we're doing for a purpose, not just shooting and passing. (In the past), the guys didn't know what the systems were or what was going on. Now it seems like we're focused. It makes it easier for us on the ice, to have a game plan and to try and go out and execute it.
buried chances hit late puck three wide
We had 15 or 20 chances. The puck bounced, went wide of the net, hit the net. They had three chances late and buried them all.
bit couple enjoy finally huge lucky next perfect puck stepped stop win
It's huge to get a win to a) stop the three-game skid and b) to enjoy the next couple of days. The puck just kind of bounced out right in front. I was in perfect position, I think a little bit lucky to be there. I stepped into it and got lucky. It finally went in.