Chris Masoner
Chris Masoner
afford against backs
Our backs are against the wall. We can't afford to (mess) up anymore. This is it for us.
hockey played playing playoff regular season
I thought that we played regular season hockey to that point. They've been playing playoff hockey, and we said, 'You know what? We've got nothing to lose.
almost box closer hardly shots work
We had hardly any shots in the big box area. Almost all our shots were from the perimeter, and we didn't work hard enough to get in there closer to the net.
extra hopefully match net patient shoot
You just kind of have to be patient and hopefully kind of outwait the shooter, ... You try to match their speed. If you give them extra net to shoot at, they're going to score.
general happy people schools wrap
Some people are happy at these schools and some aren't. We think these things are about general feel, and as much as you try to wrap it up in a statistical guide, you can't.
playing playoffs
That was really important for us. We really wanted it ... It's so important for us to go into the playoffs playing like this.
next ready stop
You'd like to stop them all, but sometimes there's not much you can do. You just have to get ready for the next opportunity.
battle corners front tough
We've got to play tough hockey. We've got to get in the corners and battle and we've got to get in front of their net.
bad felt goal guys hit stick third until
I felt all right until that third goal went through two guys and hit my stick and went in. That was the only bad goal. I've got to get those.
games guys next
We want to get the next one. We can't let these guys get two games up on us.
cut game hockey playing playoff
We say every game that we have to cut back on penalties, but we'll be out if we do it again. Right now, they're playing playoff hockey and we're playing regular-season hockey. It's not enough.
played
We wanted this one going home. We played them well.
picked since
Since then, we just picked it up, and hopefully, we just don't look back.
build felt kept pressure
Down one goal, we felt like we had a chance. We kept the pressure on. That's a little something to build on.