I want to see a wrist shot and see them score goals. You do want them to get in the odd fight, though.

Tyler Willis, he's improved in the past three years. When he first got to Kalamazoo, I thought, 'How did this guy play in the American League?' Some guys, they get better, and he's a first-line player right now.

People ask me to shoot more, and it's hard for me to do that. I'd like to shoot more. Even my mom tells me to shoot more and she doesn't even watch the games.

That's one of the hardest games I've worked this year, I felt. To get nothing accomplished is real frustrating. I was hound-dogging that puck at both ends like it was nobody's business, like I haven't eaten in a month, and I didn't get anything for it.

It's a little bit of a knack and a little luck.

We talk about our shifts. I think we have a good understanding of each other. My role is to carry the puck and keep it as long as I can, and their role is to get it to me and then head to the net.

Last year, playing against Rockford at home, I hurt my right shoulder. This year, in Rockford, I hurt the right wrist. Rockford's got my number, I guess.

It's no secret the penalties and frustrations of our club need to be better. I'm one to blame. I'm not blaming the officiating for any game or anybody else. It's completely the team's loss because of the penalties and the lack of discipline and not getting the right bounces tonight.

I kind of feel sometimes that you're doing the exact same thing and it's getting called on you, but not the other way around. Tonight was one of those nights. We just got called.