I thought we controlled the play in the first period and had a couple of chances early on.

We drive by the site, and the bus goes silent. Everyone is looking across the highway (Route 128), looking at the memorial.

I think this answered the question of why we played such a tough schedule.

They (the players) were all (at the school) last night. There was a vigil. They got to open up a little. A lot of stories were told.

When you get to this stage, it's like a heavyweight boxing match. Teams are feeling each other out ... nobody wants to make a mistake. But then, they opened up.

Three power play goals and a short-handed goal does not translate into the performance you want.

They have some very skilled forwards (who) really took over in the third period. We're facing a tough situation now at Waltham (Wednesday night before finishing the regular season at home against Springfield Cathedral Saturday and Notre Dame of West Haven, Conn. next Monday).

After that second goal, we had to take some chances.

The kids have worked very hard. They've really come together. The chemistry has been pretty good.