Willie Mitchell
Willie Mitchell
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.
chuckle guy hear means
You can hear it. You chuckle when you see them get on a guy like that. But it means a guy must be doing something to get that kind of reaction.
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.
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.
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.
fun hockey playing
That's not fun. Hockey is no fun if you aren't playing for anything.
ice moving player puck seems
It's a lot more puck control, and I like it. It's systematically moving the puck up the ice from one player to the other, and it really seems to work.
air breath dinners fresh good grab hang home
It's good to be home sometimes, but it's a breath of fresh air to get on the road, play in some different buildings, grab some dinners and hang with the boys.
energy fatigue played
Fatigue played in there, but we were able to muster some energy to come out with a win.
best doubt game half might second
There's no doubt they didn't play their best game. Flat? Yeah. And in the second half of the game they might have been coasting around a little bit.
advantage kids threw worked
I wanted to go 84 feet. If we got into a half-court game, that was to their advantage. They threw it in to the big kids and we told them to read and go on the passes. It worked some of the time, but we got away from it.
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.
hard heard last matter needs niche worked
You've heard me say it before: There needs to be more desperation in the room, more passion. In the past, our niche was we worked hard no matter what. That's been our identity. This last little stretch, that hasn't happened.
guys minnesota played saying weird
The guys played well. Minnesota played really well... It's kind of weird saying that.