They really stepped it up in the second period. We could have laid down and let them keep their comeback coming, but we weren't going to. The third period is our best period.
It's hard. There's nothing I want more than to be on the ice with them. Basically I made a mistake and have to pay the consequences. I've got to handle it like a man.
Coach [Tim Whitehead] really gave us an emotional speech in the locker room before the game. It meant a lot to the seniors and the rest of the team, and we came out with a lot of fire.
He wins all the one-on-one battles for the puck. He makes you want to go out there and compete just as hard.
Their speed makes them one of the faster teams in the country. They like to get up and down the ice. What we need to do is get in their way, really shut them down, play the body. That was pretty effective when we played them all three times this season.
It's frustrating to get 50 shots on goal, with just one power play, and not win the game.
It started with coach [Shawn] Walsh.
He really emphasized that the stretch run was the most important part of the season. The start and middle half of the season were to find out who could play with who and letting the new guys learn the systems.
They're going to pick me up Saturday and I'm going to pick them up Sunday. I just wish it could have been handled differently, but we have to move on. I have to pay the consequences for not going to class.
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