Jack Parker
Jack Parker
last miss pass played senior shoot
He couldn't make a pass or shoot a puck. If this wasn't his senior year, if he was a junior, we probably wouldn't have played him this weekend. I didn't want to miss what could have been, at any moment, his last game.
goal helped
I thought getting that first goal helped us get jacked up a bit.
game moving numbers playing question since skate
He's been playing very well since then -- he wasn't getting numbers but he was playing well. I thought he wasn't moving his feet, I thought he was being too cute, too clever. And he is pretty clever, but his game is skate first because that's what you have to do in this league, and I think there's no question that he's been playing much better.
earned obviously time
He earned some time tonight, that's for sure. He's obviously back in the mix.
gonna last next question somehow win
The question is, what's gonna make this better than last year? The only thing that can make it better is to somehow win a championship in these next two tournaments.
difficult everybody focused gonna good league losing period sharp stays team thinking top understand
We're gonna go on a losing streak, too, because that's the way this league is. It's difficult to be sharp for a long period of time. I understand that. I'm not thinking everybody should be perfect. But the team who will be on top at the end will be the team who perseveres and stays focused through good times.
ability experience far good shape skating
We're in very good shape as far as skill, experience and skating ability there.