Willie Mitchell
Willie Mitchell
good lose lucky situation
You lose teammates, but you don't lose friends. It's a good situation for him. He's a good goalie, and they're lucky to get him.
good last played rewarded win
Wasn't a good trip, no doubt. I thought we played well the last two games; we just didn't get rewarded for it. We've got to find a way to win the tighter games.
box trouble
We got in trouble early. We were in the box a lot.
guys
When you go 0-3, there's not a lot of satisfaction or sense of accomplishment. Obviously, guys are frustrated.
deserves win
We've got to find a way to get him a win because he deserves it ? more than anyone.
past played rewarded types win
I thought we've played pretty well the past two games, but we haven't been rewarded for it. We need to find a way to win these types of games.
He's a big man, but he does go down very easy.
concentration focus job lack lose points
For some reason, we lose focus and let them get back in the game. To give up as many points as we did is just a lack of concentration on our part. We need to do a better job and we will.
against consistent hard month penalty playing pride relax taking top
He just told me to relax and I told him I'd try to do the same things I did the month before, like being consistent defensively, taking some pride on the penalty kill and playing hard against top players.
guy locker spirits
I'd like to think I'm a guy who competes every night, and that's how I try to lead. I'm not a rah-rah-rah guy, but I try to get the spirits up in the locker room.
above job knew knowing rival
Knowing it's a rival game, we knew they were going to play way above themselves. We just didn't get the job done.
brought enthusiasm guys works
He brought a lot of enthusiasm and passion. He works his butt off and competes every day. In the playoffs, you want to have guys like that.
chances creep fact mention third tough
I just kind of made mention of the fact that there have been a lot of times in the third period, even when I was there, for some reason, they got real tight. It's tough for that not to creep in again, so I told them if we get some pressure, we're going to get some chances because they'll tighten up.
guys minnesota played saying weird
The guys played well. Minnesota played really well... It's kind of weird saying that.