Willie Mitchell
Willie Mitchell
apart cost fell
We fell apart for 20 minutes, and it cost us the game.
against means nashville win
Our big win against Nashville means nothing if we didn't win this one.
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.
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.
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.
catch colorado eventually everybody great knows might power
Everybody knows Colorado has a great power play. You might get one or two, but eventually it's going to catch up to you.
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.
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.
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.
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.
best deserves dressing effort guy next team time walk
Next time he's in the net, we've got to come out with our best effort we've ever had this year. He's the first guy to walk through this dressing room, Dwayne, and say (to Schultz), 'Hey, you made the right play. It happens.' He's such a team guy. He deserves better than that.
desperate whatever
When you're a desperate team, you do whatever it takes.