We've been down a lot, but they just never quit. It's not unusual that it can be done. You just have to go out there and prove it to yourself that you can. This may go a long way for us later as we get through the playoffs.

Gregg Perry

We need to get sharper on the attack and the final third, because when it comes closer to the playoffs and obviously the Open Cup game next week, the difference is going to be one play here or there - being able to finish that one chance or making that big play on the defensive end that keeps us in the game.

Greg Vanney

It was good for us to show we can beat someone without Jeremy. It gives us a little more confidence in ourselves as we get ready for the playoffs.

Randy Rutledge

I'm sure we can (make the playoffs). We haven't been playing like a team lately, but once we start doing that, we'll be good.

Phil Nelson

Every year we have a legitimate chance to get to the playoffs, ... If we don't get to the playoffs, it's a disappointment. It's a great spot.

Brian Corey

[This team] still has to prove it can get it done in the playoffs.

Jeff Herron

It's great for the playoffs to get on a roll and surprise some teams.

Brandon Syrja

We were the No. 4 seed in the playoffs last year. This year we'd like to be the No. 1 or No. 2 seed and win some games in the playoffs.

Dan Casel

All I could say was, `Wow,' ... It's one thing to stand here and say, `Everybody's got to step up,' but it's another thing to do it. These guys did it. ... Every pitch, every at-bat, every ball that's hit is important. It's not hard to get into the flow and realize these are the playoffs now.

Shawn Chacon

You want to go to the playoffs winning, so you can get that swagger about yourself.

Kareem Mckenzie

But even though we're not in the playoffs, we still have something to play for. We have the fans to play for, ourselves to play for. It's definitely tough, but we still have to play hard.

Daniel Paille

It's terrible. It's been a long time since we've won a game and to be honest it's been a long time since we deserved to win a game. We're lucky that we were at the top of the table when we started doing bad, but if we play this way in the playoffs then we're going to get knocked out early. We just need to pick it up, get back to what we were doing and try to win some games.

Ronnie O'brien

The end of the regular season set us up well for this situation and being down 3-1. We had success then when no one expected us to make the playoffs. We knew if anyone could come back from being down, we can because we've done it the last month.

Toby Petersen

With us losing this game tonight, it makes it anybody's game. I'd like to say we would be able to make it to the playoffs with no doubt, but now we might have to win every game to even have a shot.

Jacob Walton

There's not supposed to be an easy game now. We're in the playoffs and you've got to expect a battle. That's how it should be.

Heath Waller

The last couple of days, I've felt like I can really help this team, ... Last week, I wasn't so sure. I'm excited about the future and the playoffs. I think I'm healthy enough to help.

Johnny Estrada

We're definitely catching up with other parts of the state. Teams are making it further into the playoffs. One of these years, a team's going to break ground and win a state championship for the guys.

Reed Baker

We hit a lot of balls out of bounds today. That's not really like us. I hope we get settled down by the time the playoffs start.

Chris Gray

No matter what happens in the next couple days, it's a clean slate in the playoffs.

Mike Commodore

But I expect the team to make the playoffs. That's a given. I expect to perform well in the playoffs. We've got to evaluate the whole thing because it's not working right now.

Jim Ferraro

He told us that Friday we played so bad that we might as well clean out our lockers because if we played like that, we wouldn't be winning in the playoffs. So, yesterday he made us clean out our lockers. It didn't feel good. It told us, basically, win tonight, or go home.

Mark Ferris

This helped our playoff chance. We put ourselves in the position at least to get in the playoffs.

Tony Raffetto

If we are 10-0 or 9-1 we are going to the playoffs because we made that possible and it wasn't in the hands of anybody else.

Jason Perry

Defense has been the key for us throughout the playoffs. We were able to able to keep (MCC) in check, and that allowed me to use some reserves in the second half.

Nick Vandewalle

It is huge going into the break getting a win against the best team in the league and then to come out today and beat a team that is below us in the standings, ... That is the object of the game to win games and make the playoffs.

Clint Mathis

We have Dearborn this weekend and then Iowa State. Those games are going to decide where we end up for league playoffs, so it's important that we win all four games and it starts Friday night.

Chad Cassel

I think the thing that people have missed, ... is that the series needed a reevaluation, and this is the time to do it. Not during the playoffs.

Mike Pearl

We got a real good shot at making the playoffs and we got to continue to bring our 'A' game. We can't afford to take a night off.

Bob Kleinknecht

A wake-up call, sometimes it's needed. Andy was here a long time. If we didn't make the playoffs, there was going to be changes - players, personnel, everybody.

Craig Conroy

Some of the nervousness going into the season is the changes. Why are we a better team? We're a better team because we made the playoffs in 2003-04. But is Danny Markov a good fit in our defense? Who is he going to play with? What are defense pairings going to be because it looks like they are all going to be different than they once were.

David Poile

I think it's beneficial because we control our own destiny. Every time we play them it gets us ready for the playoffs.

Jason Ward

We don't worry about where we finished off last year as a defence because we didn't make the playoffs.

Lawyer Milloy

Kaiser, they always step it up in the playoffs. They eliminated us last year, I didn't forget that.

Bryce Kaneshiro

Anytime you can be coming down to the end of a season playing your best basketball, hopefully that can put you into a good mental state for the playoffs if we're fortunate enough to qualify.

Jeremy Bennett

It was a great night to prepare us for the playoffs.

Darin Hickey

It's where I want to be. It's mainly because I wanted to get it behind me and focus on getting my team in the playoffs.

Tray Allen

It's horrible man, we've been working out since April 3. Now, it's December 25 and it's a year-long process. For it to come down to week 16 and be out of the playoffs, it's hard.

Travis Taylor

We've played well at home this season, but we need to make sure we play like we need to and get ready for the playoffs. We want to be playing our best ball at the end of the season.

Patrick Springer

We've been playing really well lately and working hard. We're hoping to finish the season hard and make a run for the state playoffs.

Mandy Goodwin

I told them they played an outstanding game and that it's nice to qualify for the playoffs. But we have two more games before the playoffs. We don't want to focus on the six wins. We want to focus on finishing 8-1.

Scott Guthrie

We try not to look at it (the standings). Each game we win it's closer and closer and hopefully we're going to continue the next few games to keep winning. Then we can think about the playoffs.

Jozef Stumpel

Brick and I should have a ton of repetitions early on to get everything straightened out while much of the area will be preoccupied by the Red Sox in the playoffs.

Jack Edwards

I feel like we're young. But I think we have the talent that, after we get going, will be able to drive us in the playoffs and help us make a run at a WPIAL championship.

Adam Braithwaite

We played really well defensively. We had those early steals that led us into our offense. We want to make it to the playoffs. Once we make it we'll have a good opportunity.

Tamika Catchings

It was, 'We're going on to the second round of the playoffs,' .

Will Peterson

We're happy to be in the playoffs and have the opportunity to take it all in and gain the experience.

Lonnie Roberts

We've got five wins now and hopefully we keep plugging away and get a few more. The key is just to get to the (playoffs) and see what can happen.

Glenn Howard

Hockey is a confidence game and, when you are hurt, you lose some of that confidence. I'm really looking forward to the playoffs because I missed all those games early. I want to be in fine form and top shape and really have a good postseason.

Mike Rutter

I think we have to view the rest of the games like the playoffs, with that same intensity.

Dick Delaney

They'll be fired up coming over here to play us. We hope we can win to get on a little bit of a roll (going into the playoffs).

Rick Dowdle

If you're feeling pressure, it's going to make it more difficult for you to do your job, ... It's a game. You play all season long to try to make the playoffs, and now (that) we're in we're going to continue to play the game and see what happens.

Pedro Astacio

We're going to have to play a road game in the state playoffs, and that's the type of team we're going to have to beat.

Patrick Springer

We're better than that. If we just make a few more shots in a few instances, I think we would have been right there. But we'll learn from it. It would be interesting to play them against (in the SWC playoffs).

Roger Lehman

I don't know if we'll be more confident or not. But we're in the playoffs, so we've got a shot. You never know when somebody's going to have a bad game.

Stephen Burris

We wanted to do it in the first round in the playoffs, which caused a lot of phone calls at 3 a.m.. This is truly the madness of spring.

Len Deluca

The streak doesn't matter in the playoffs. Right now it's about getting that big trophy.

Jimmy Rollins

That's international basketball. It's nothing flashy, but they play real solid. Something like this will help us for the state playoffs.

Dwayne Howell

We had bad performances from a lot of players. If we're going to play that way in the playoffs, we're not going to make it very far.

Donald Brashear

The entire season has been a work in progress, and this is what you play for all season long. We just hope to carry that momentum we've built into the playoffs.

Kevin Cook

I think she's a little more relaxed and she goes in with the attitude to just play. Last season (in the playoffs), she would get frustrated, and this year, she's more relaxed.

Jen Milne

I like the idea of a fourth team in the playoffs, because it gives more athletes the opportunity to experience the playoffs. The Texas High School playoffs are the experience of a lifetime.

Mike Hughes

We haven't done anything yet. We're judged at the end of the year, whether or not you're in the playoffs playing in the cold weather, or at home watching TV. That's how we're judged.

Willie Anderson

It was one of those crazy games where sometimes it happens. We hope the power play goes that way the whole playoffs but that's impossible.

Scott Gomez

And by the time the playoffs come, we'll be ready to make a run for the championship.

Jerry Roberts

Maybe if we can get a few playoffs wins, next year it'll be better.

Lorenzen Wright

No matter how noble and special people want to make the playoffs out to be, ... it's a crapshoot.

Orel Hershiser

I try to keep cool out there. I know it's the first year for most of us, but it's the playoffs now. And I just try to make sure guys are focused, make sure guys are ready to play.

Lendyn Davis

We're really glad and excited to get this win. But we know this win will not get us into the playoffs or give us an area championship.

Randy Nolen

They help us prepare for the playoffs. They're going to force us into some situations that are going to help us later on.

Chet Reed

These guys have been in the playoffs. They have been playing in October for a couple of years, and they know what they are doing. As players, we're just trying to follow them.

Humberto Cota

I learned what it?s like to skate harder and battle in the playoffs. My confidence level has gone up quite a bit since winning the Calder Cup. That?s a moment I?ll never forget and will look back on for experience as I move along in my career.

Patrick Sharp

There are no easy opponents in the playoffs. The easy opponents get left behind in the regular season. Whoever you draw, everyone is going to bring their game up a level because it's the playoffs.

Ken Gernander

We missed the playoffs. Ideally, each match is a stepping stone to the next one.

Rick Woodard

They find ways to stay in ballgames and it would be something special for these guys if they could get in (to the playoffs).

Rich Miller

I wouldn't want to face the Bulls in the playoffs. They could be trouble.

Scottie Pippen

Yes, Alex is playing her first year on varsity, but she's been there before. She came with us to the state playoffs every year. She's a solid midfielder consistent with her play.

Jennifer Grubb

We're so much better than we were today. I know if we play like this, there's no way we're going to go far in the playoffs.

Dennis Baker

I don't know if there's any ideal team to face. But any team that comes stumbling into the playoffs would be a good one.

Dan Hamhuis

The season series (between us) was really tight. We don't expect anything different for the playoffs.

Glenn Patrick

Let's put that in perspective, ... I finished an hour before the leaders. It wasn't like that putt sent me into the playoffs. Heading into the 11th hole, I wasn't even in the top 15.

Hale Irwin

Our overall goal this year was to make the playoffs. It's been a few years since we've been there.

Karen Hoem

It was a nice way to end the season. It's a boost going into playoffs, but we have to get back to work and stay focused. We'll get a game plan for the playoffs once we know who we will face.

John Dougherty

This team has worked hard and has battled through adversity . They deserve to make the playoffs.

Tommy Aldridge

We're in the playoffs, and free throws are most important. You get to the line, you gotta make them.

Pop Williams

My frame of mind is I'm a Buffalo Sabre, ... I'm here, and I'm more than happy and excited for camp to start. Now I can concentrate on my main goal of helping this team get into the playoffs.

Jay Mckee

When the playoffs start, it's a whole new season.

Jay Lasley

We're not even thinking about the state playoffs yet. We're just focusing on the WPIAL playoffs.

Rich Irr

It was an incredible feeling. Hopefully (now I can) get a few days of practice in and feel good going into the playoffs.

Rem Murray

I am really happy to make playoffs. I'm going to go out and play well, although I am nervous.

Jim Norris

Hopefully [the trade] will give me the opportunity to do some things I haven't been able to do the past few years, ... Clymer, myself and guys who have played in the playoffs and know what it's about and know how to win, we'll be able to show some [of the young] guys the way.

Chris Clark

We'll focus on that when the playoffs end. This is not something that our marketing department introduced last summer. It's been a part of the franchise since 1984.

Tod Leiweke

I won't be able to play right away, but I'm expecting to get the clearance. Then, I'll be able to give it a good test in practice and I'll be back for the playoffs.

Martin Havlat

We have to win this last game, and I feel if we don't win, then we don't deserve to make the playoffs. We have let enough games get by this year, and this one is a crucial game for us. It should be an easy game for our guys to get ready for.

Rich Brands

But I told them that means nothing. We have a challenge to make the playoffs.

Alexi Lalas

I feel much better today than I was feeling in the last couple of days. It is nice knowing we are in the playoffs now. If we have two good games now, from here on in, we achieve our goal.

Brad Gushue

Now that (the) playoffs started, that's all we do is run. Run and shoot free throws.

Jamel Guyton

Our team excels in the playoffs. A lot of it has to do with preparation; the coaches put in countless hours in on video. And then it comes down to detail and discipline.

Shaun Heshka

We have been shut out since last year, and haven't done much to change people's minds until now. It's OK, let them underestimate us. We want to keep improving and be playing our best hockey of the year when playoffs come, and let the chips fall where they may.

Joe Zappala

We're just going to get ready to play in the playoffs. We just have to keep working.

Andy Arnold

This was definitely a disappointing season because our goal was to advance in the playoffs. It's got to be motivation for us in the offseason.

Nicole Ohlde

We need to win. It's the last couple of games before the state playoffs so we have to have a good showing.

Jeremy Pinard

The team can't depend on just me or just him, it's a team thing. We've won 12 games in a row, but the only thing I'm thinking about is we have five games left to win to make it to the state playoffs.

Saladeem Dewberry

You can get real fired up for the Saints. I mean, they knocked us out of the playoffs. We feel for what they're going through, but that shouldn't be an issue.

Jeff Mitchell

I just put some heat on it and kept going. It tightened up, but in the playoffs, things like that happen. Everybody in the playoffs is playing with pain.

Darrell Jackson

It's just a tune-up for the playoffs. You don't want to leave this thing not playing your best ball, that's for sure.

Pete Guyton

We want to be in the playoffs and we've got to win these games. It's playoff hockey and it feels like playoff hockey.

Shean Donovan

We're getting the wrestlers ready for the battles at the end of the season. We're happy to make the playoffs. That's always a team goal. But we have some guys with bigger goals.

Marc Billett

It was a great season. We won more games and advanced further in the playoffs than ever before.

Mike Drass

I think our post-season experience is big advantage for us going into the playoffs. We have a lot of experience. We are just looking forward to playing Trinity.

Matt Colvin

[The season:] Five of our top six return, so they know we have a chance to win the league, ... Boyertown is the team to beat - they're loaded. We want to be in the playoffs at the end.

Kevin Mulligan

That's the way you have to play in the playoffs. You battle, get some timely hits, make the plays defensively, find a way to win. Play fundamentally sound baseball and don't beat yourself. I like it.

Jake Peavy

She's been doing well and her spirits are up. We'll see how she reacts when playoffs begin.

Kevin Morooney

Any time you've got two teams battling for the playoffs . . . it's going to be an all-out war. Players got hit, and our players responded.

Brian Dunseth

It helped us learn to play every game like it's our last, like we're in the playoffs.

Alejandro Urrego

I don't want to be the reason why the playoffs are being postponed. It's not in the best interest of Salinas High or the CCS.

Alan Takemura

We're just not playing on all cylinders. We're misfiring here and there, with moments of brilliance and moments where we're just not good. But we've got a tough game (today). Harlingen High is going to be ready for us. We're the ones that knocked them out of the playoffs last year, and I hope my girls are ready because they look good this year.

Patrick Arney

We are playing well right now. I wish we were going into the playoffs tomorrow. I just hope everyone stays healthy and we keep playing the way we are playing.

Chris Woodard

I know it's tough. I saw right away that it's such a tough and competitive conference. You have schools making their way deep in the playoffs.

Brandon Flowers

That's what the playoffs are all about. Lyndon was much better than its record and U-32 is a very good team. They have the physicality to play with us inside and we just needed to be patient.

Seth Rice

I weighed my options and it turned out that Charlotte was the best place for me. I weighed everything and I wanted to be a part of getting this franchise to the playoffs and beyond.

Kareem Rush

We were very focused. It was a horrible feeling to lose. Now, if we make the playoffs we're on the road. We just have to make the best of it.

Daniel Lynch

I want to know that we bettered ourselves for the playoffs in each game we have left. We want to leave each of our games with confidence from our performance.

Randy Sherman

I definitely think we can make playoffs. We're starting to really click and look strong. We have a chance for sure.

Alane Burke

I don't really think about the playoffs. What I do think about is getting to the CIAA championship game. But if we take care of business, we hope the [NCAA] people will do the right thing and put us into the playoffs.

Rod Broadway

We are happy with that. We want to be undefeated in district and the state playoffs. That's what we truly want.

Wake Wood

I've never been to the playoffs and I'm running out of time. I know that I need to rely on those guys out there to try and make it to the playoffs.

Jeff Cirillo

During the playoffs the teams really come at you and we're going to be the team to beat.

Sam Lewis

We wanted to build some momentum going into the playoffs. We did that tonight.

Fernando Pisani

Losing to Citrus put us behind the eight ball a little bit. We want to make the playoffs and win a district title, and we gave up a big opportunity against Citrus. Now our backs are against the wall a little bit.

Bob Lecours

It doesn't get any easier for us. We have Pine Ridge on Tuesday night. If we're going to get the No. 3 seed in the district playoffs, we may as well try and beat the best team in the district to get there.

Tommy Hickox

Beating Carlsbad is always our thing. We have done what we planned to do so far and now we hope to finish 10-0 and get a strong seed in the playoffs.

Jessica Almendarez

We have to bounce back. We played like crap [Saturday]. I know everybody in this locker room really wants to make the playoffs.

Kirk Hinrich

Honestly, we were lucky to tie because we came back each time. Now the kids are jelling. That's the idea. They're going into the playoffs with the attitude that they can play with the best.

Juli Veee

It was one of those great high school games. It's the playoffs, everything's on the line. You love to be in this, especially when you come out on top.

Brad Dobbels

I've watched them develop. They've come a long way. They deserve to be in the playoffs.

Carrie Bordas

We wanted to run through all our offensive plays to make sure we run them perfectly in the playoffs.

Malcolm Ford

The bottom line is we gotta win. To get back to the playoffs we'll have to beat some quality teams at home and on the road and this schedule has that.

Todd Casebier

It's the playoffs. Anything can happen. A team gets a little confidence and gets a win, and anytime you get that going, you can go a long way.

Kenny Lofton

With the talent we have, we should have never been in that position. There should have never been a chance of us missing the playoffs.

Katie Smith

Too many teams don't focus on league anymore. Everyone just wants to make the playoffs. Winning your league is hard.

Mick Battaglini

I can't even fathom the playoffs right now. We've got to take care of one week at a time.

Na'il Diggs

We knew coming into the playoffs that our pitching staff was our strength.

David Wallace

I'm trying to give (the injury) a break so I'm ready for the playoffs, ... That's the main thing, to be 100 percent for them.

Drew Hayes

It's always good to have a little breather and have a break and kind of regroup before the last little bit, the last push before we start the playoffs and everything else. It's a rat race the last 20 games.

Rod Brind'amour

This was going to be 80 minutes of good soccer, what turned out to be a 100 (minutes). . . . We're preparing for the playoffs, and this is good for us.

Bob Capener

Twelve teams make it, and we are trying to get one of the last spots. We feel like we are going to make a move here at the end. Our main focus is now getting to the playoffs.

John Mooney

There are always goals that you try to meet every year. In terms of points, it's been good. But it all ends (this week), and the playoffs are a new year.

Steve Hildenbrand

It was a goal all season to get back (to the state playoffs) and the girls played pretty well tonight.

Allen Pritchett

We seem to match up well against them. But you just never know in the playoffs. Everyone plays at a higher level.

Nate Williams

I mean, what are the odds of that? To go back to the same city where I played in the Super Bowl? What a great, great thrill. I've been on the high with him all through the playoffs. It's like playing and being in it all over again.

Ross Browner

It was so important for us for a variety of factors. We have not lost in the playoffs, so we have a lot of confidence.

Bracken Kearns

It would give us something to hold onto. We can't say, 'Wow, if we do this, we'll make the playoffs,' but to be a top-10 defense, that's no small accomplishment at all.

Victor Hobson

The longest future we see is the playoffs. I feel good with the team, the organization and the city. I'm enjoying myself. The confidence was always in there, but the everyday life is easier when you play and get confidence from yourself, team and coaches.

Boris Diaw

It's good to be here now and see what it's like. The run up to the playoffs is the most exciting time of year and I want to be able to see that if I can.

Shea Weber

I came here to see T-Mac play, not sit and watch with the rest of us. I was so excited after getting to the playoffs last year. I figured we'd see big things.

Murray Turner

They have been crucial for us in the playoffs. Teams haven't been able to pressure our guards, and they haven't handled our pressure.

Art Thomason

This was a big win for us to remain one game in front (in the district). It's probably good that we're having games like this because it helps us out. Games which you win by run rule are probably easier but they really don't help you prepare for the playoffs.

Wes Overton

It's going to be great. It'd really be nice to get a few games in before the playoffs, with all the guys back in the lineup. We want to be firing on all cylinders, so we can hit the ground running in the first game of the playoffs.

Craig Adams

I hope the guys are tired of losing. We haven't beat one credible team in this league yet. We've got to win at least two games to have a shot in the playoffs.

Ken Blankenship

We were six inches away from making it to the AFC championship game. The bad thing is we start back at 0-0 and we don't get a chance to pick it back up in the playoffs. It is something great to build off of and it was a learning experience for us.

Wayne Chrebet

He's been fantastic through the end of the season and through the playoffs. We would not be here without him.

Gregg Popovich

The positive aspect of the new playoff system is it gets the best teams in the playoffs, ... The negative of it is, if you lose on week nine, you have to go play somebody for nothing in week 10.

Joel Wells

It's huge to get a home game in our region playoffs. I'm very excited about that.

Troy Powell

I thought they played well. It's nice to get that first win (in the playoffs.

Terry Farrell

We have to make sure to take care of the basketball. We hope that having a veteran team that has played in the playoffs can help us.

Steve Sweat

It shows we're gearing up for the playoffs. Some teams come out lackadaisical (in the first round), but we couldn't take them lightly.

Andre Walker

He came in and won us a Super Bowl, and that's what it's all about. It's not about just making the playoffs. It's not about being .500. It's not about anything else but winning a Super Bowl.

Joel Glazer

This is a big win for us and boosts our confidence as we near the playoffs. We have a big game with Brunswick left and then we will see who we face in the playoffs.

Andy Macdonald

If he does come back, that's great, but we're going to go on with the playoffs thinking that he's not going to be there. We'll see how it goes, as long as he makes a full recovery.

Mathieu Dandenault

They are always so focused on the state title. I'm not worried about motivation or anything. They know what it takes in the playoffs.

Gary London

Obviously I love playing when it comes down to crunch time. I like the playoffs and those last games against BC were big for us for home ice. The puck has just kind of been falling in for me. Hopefully I can continue that this weekend.

Jacob Micflikier

With this surgery, there's a good chance that I'll be back (for the playoffs). I don't want to miss the most important past of the season at the end.

Martin Havlat

It definitely feels good, especially after not being in the lineup for three games. To be able to come back and contribute and play well is definitely a good feeling. I just want to play as well as I can the last three games and into the playoffs.

Taylor Pyatt

We knew this was a really important game for the playoffs and we'll see how it shapes out over the weekend.

Cam Prock

I'm pumped. It's the first time we've ever beaten them. It gives us momentum going into the playoffs.

Anna Bjorlin

We want to use this experience to build momentum for the upcoming Class AA playoffs. We were tough against some fine teams.

Steve Middleton

He played the best game he's played in the playoffs so far. He kept us in the game. They had a lot of quality chances, a lot of odd-man rushes that he came up big for us.

Riley Nelson

It's no different at any level. You goes as far as your pitching takes you. ... What hurt us in the playoffs was not having Vasquez healthy. He was 7-0 and that's tough to lose guys like him.

Tom Brookens

To be an elite team, we have to be more solid. The playoffs are a new season, and we have the ability. But we have to play our best -- mentally and physically.

Sheila Mcinerney

We have to focus on setting our rotation on how we're going to play in the playoffs. Hopefully it will be a good indication of what our rotation will be once playoff basketball starts. We trust [Johnson].

Jerry Stackhouse

We know we have the potential to go far into the playoffs.

Mike Thomas

Everyone is asking how long they're going to maintain it. Will it be the same in the playoffs? My opinion is it will be consistent from now until the last game of the playoffs.

Kevin Mcdonald

Salt Lake has a shot at the playoffs, and we are the team standing in their way.

Nat Borchers

I don't know how the rules changes will affect the playoffs, and if the playoffs will be called tight. We'll see how many fights go on. But it's something we know we have. It's a comfort to have on the team.

Jed Ortmeyer

All those close losses are building up in the back of our minds. Coach said he wants us to keep them there because we'll work harder so we don't have to experience it again in the playoffs.

Tim Tierney

They want it. I know the kids want it. This is progress, but the kids want the playoffs.

Rob Davis

I think we're peaking at the right time, just prior to the playoffs. The kids are really excited and they have brought the defense to our opponents, especially over the last six games.

Paul Lancaster

It feels great to have been selected. Unfortunately my team won't make the playoffs, so it's an honor to play in another game before my high school career is over.

Denny Jackson

I think we really just want to continue improving. After last year we just have a goal to play good baseball and to make the playoffs. If we can do that, I think we will have a successful year.

Brock Knight

Does it really matter to us? No. We did what we had to do to win the division. I've been on the best team in baseball going into the playoffs and it doesn't matter.

Robert Fick

It was good to pick up a win late in the season. It is getting close to the playoffs and it was nice to see some good play.

Brian Musty

It's playoffs now; that doesn't really matter. We had to concentrate on getting a Hockey East championship.

Brady Leisenring

It was 60 minutes of nonstop action. Loomis is a strong opponent and a win like this will hopefully help us get into the New England playoffs.

Sarah Hill

We talk about region games as being playoff games. You've got to win you region games to get to go to the playoffs, so that's how we approach it.

Mark Rose

We have never been past the first round in the playoffs. So we are very proud of these girls - it's amazing.

Terri D'angelo

It was a real sloppy game. We need to clean it up if we are going to make any kind of run at the playoffs this season.

Steve Campbell

I've played in the Eastern Conference for a decade and know what it takes to win. The Islanders have been a playoff team the last few years and now I'm hopeful I can take us to the next level. The playoffs have always been when I have played my best hockey.

Alexei Zhitnik

If we hadn't made the playoffs, we'd have been $1 million to $1.5 million in the hole for this season.

Cal Nichols

I'd boo us, too. We can't be up and down. If we're going to make it (the playoffs) we've got to go from here. We can't lose games like this.

Milt Palacio

We've still got a long ways to go. This is just the beginning. The playoffs are where it's at.

Anthony Goldwire