Willie Mitchell
Willie Mitchell
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.
desperate whatever
When you're a desperate team, you do whatever it takes.
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.
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.
fun hockey playing
That's not fun. Hockey is no fun if you aren't playing for anything.
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.
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.
knew negotiate wall week wild
I think the writing was on the wall about a week ago. The Wild didn't really want to negotiate with my agent. I pretty much knew what was going to happen.
against means nashville win
Our big win against Nashville means nothing if we didn't win this one.
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.
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.
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.