Famous Quotes & Sayings

Scott Niedermayer

We came out, skated and did what we wanted to do. It paid off. We needed to play well here. We came up short the previous two times.

Ryan Smith

We came out shooting well. I think it was because we feel real comfortable in the Sumter Exhibition Center, and we were focused on the concept of playing a team game.

We came out real strong in the first half but lost a whole lot of our pressure. We'll be a solid for a little while and then make a blunder.

We came out real sluggish on defense. We really refocused (at halftime) and came out and played some good team defense.

We came out really strong in the first half. We are really excited to be here, and I think we definitely showed that in the first half. We were able to come out as a team and win.

We came out really strong and gave them everything they wanted, plus some.

We came out really, really strong in the first two quarters. But then, I don't know, we just kind of got laid-back in the third quarter and our defense started to fall apart.

We came out really ready to go tonight. Hopefully this will carry over into Tuesday.

We came out really pumped. We had a tough game last year and wanted (to avenge it).

We came out really hot. We were ready to play, but we hit a wall. We dug ourselves in a hole.

We came out really hard from the jump, but you knew there were going to be ebbs and flows to this game. We're a young team and we made some mistakes at crucial times.

We came out really focused and disciplined in the first half. In the second half, Chico put a lot of points on in a hurry and there was a spurt where we didn't take care of the ball.

We came out really flat in the first quarter, I don't know what the deal was. We weren't making our shots, not doing anything right on offense. Even defensively we didn't play our game. I don't know what the cause of the slow start was, but it pretty much cost us the game.

We came out real lackadaisical, and they came out ready to go. It was just a matter of us getting to their shooters and getting ourselves going.

We came out real flat. We had a good third period and overtime. We peppered their goalie, and he made some big saves.

We came out ready to play today. That what we (coaches) wanted to see from this bunch, and they did exactly what we needed them to. We really set the tone early, and from that point on, we were pretty confident we'd get it done.

Gerry McNamara

We came out ready to play; it was kind of early so we knew that we had to get ourselves going. Fortunately, we made some shots early, put the pressure on them and got out to an early lead.

We came out ready to play, but we got a little unlucky.

We came out ready to play and we got a pretty good start. The first 10 minutes of the game I thought we did a pretty good job.

We came out ready this year. I think the key was being in the final the second time.

Darren McCarty

We came out pretty good and tried to establish a physical presence. It's one of those games we had a chance to go up two goals, but didn't do it. It's frustrating.

We came out pretty flat. It was a lack of focus and they made a little run.

We came out playing hard, we just committed too many turnovers. He (Thomas) makes a big difference. He runs the team. He hit some big clutch shots at the end.

We came out, played hard and executed our offense real well. We got easy shots. I just real proud of my team right now.

Sylvester Croom

We came out on the plus side on all of them, ... The defense did give up the touchdown in the red zone, and that's something we'll have to correct.

We came out on fire, which is something I was worried about because of the 13-day layoff. We played great in the first quarter, right with them the whole time.

We came out on fire in the first 10 minutes of the game. We hit 15 of our first 19 shots and were up by 19.

We came out of the weekend storms pretty well. We had some road closures, but our crews handled it well and now our major concern is getting sand and salt on the icy roads.

We came out of the locker room with a little fire, but it didn't last very long. Kemp hit a couple of shots on us when we were making a run and we dropped our heads.

Dwyane Wade

We came out of the locker room knowing we had let this team back in the game. We knew we had to get back our focus.

Ron James

We came out of the locker room flat, expecting to win and not willing to work to win. That first half was one of the worst offensive productions I've seen in eight years coaching in this league, and the second half wasn't much better.

Andy Scott

We came out of the locker room and picked up our team defense.

We came out of the halftime fresh and they came out like they had played four quarters. They got moving eventually, but I thought that was the difference.