Tony MacAulay
Tony MacAulay
build chris four lines three top
Our top three lines were going. Chris Pittman should have had four goals. We have to build off what we did well. When they do play the system, they look pretty good.
coming goal precious score seconds third three took work worried
You score an empty-net goal and it?s 5-2, it should be done. But they get a third goal. That?s the part that worried me coming into (Sunday). We thought we just did enough. You have to work 60 minutes. We took some things for granted. We were three seconds away from getting a point, and it was a precious point.
both equally mentally physically sure trying
We?re going to have to be mentally prepared, as well as physically prepared. We?re trying to look at both departments equally and make sure we?re concentrating on both sides.
breathed dressing immediate job life luke played shown wants
I thought Luke played great. He wanted to come in and make an immediate impact. He?s shown that he wants a job. He breathed some new life into our dressing room.
bump others road small
That was a small bump in the road when considering what others went through.
ahead challenge dressing mindset player room scared worried
I think it?s there. I don?t think any player in our dressing room is worried about the challenge that?s ahead of us. If we take that framework-- that mindset -- that we?re not scared of anything, we?re going to be fine.
dictate exciting forward great happened looking personally proud season summer
We were looking forward to the season and we had a lot to be proud of in Beaumont. We had a great summer of recruiting. That part was exciting for me personally and professionally, but I can't dictate what happened in Texas.
accept bring closer directions learn
We have to learn something from today. Everybody?s going to go in different directions right now, because of how they?re going to accept this loss. But it has to bring us closer together.
dust everybody hockey nowhere ourselves people quicker running start
We have nowhere to go but up. Everybody realizes that. The quicker we dust ourselves off and start running again, the better our hockey team?s going to be. Are people (ticked) off? Yeah, they?re pretty (ticked) off.
added decision dressing pressure source talked urgency
It should put added pressure on them. The source of urgency has to come from the decision maker, in me, and it also has to come from within, the dressing room. That urgency has to be addressed and solidified. Not just talked about, but done.
actions asking body entire guys hockey language practice questions
Their body language would have to be different. You still have guys asking questions in a 6-2 hockey game. They?re being men. I have to practice the same thing that I?m preaching, too. There has to be accountability for our actions -- myself and our entire club.
becomes deal glass hand hoping time
We have to deal with the hand that we?re dealt. We have to look at it as the glass being half-full. This is a challenge. A lot of times when you?re short, it becomes a time to learn. That?s what we?re hoping is going to happen.
dealing digest food good halfway learn looking peak plate point start turning
Everything?s a turning point now. We?re looking at the halfway mark. It?s more of dealing with what?s on our plate. We don?t want to put too much on our plate right now, because A, we?re going to get indigestion, and B, we?re going to get fat. We don?t want to look at this as getting too good too quickly. We want to digest our food and learn and start to peak at the right times.
almost call friendly last practice reminder talked
Every day this week, before practice or after practice, we talked about what we did last weekend. It was only as a friendly reminder as to what we need to do, almost as if we need a wake-up call every day.