Mike Butters

Mike Butters
goal protect shots
We're going to have to protect our zone. Shots on goal will be very important in this game.
last problems ran strong
We ran into some problems last Saturday. But, I think we'll rebound. We've got a strong team.
bad calls came late short
There were some bad calls late in the game, and then we came up short in overtime.
phoenix ranked second tough
Phoenix is a tough team. It'll be a tough game. They're ranked second in the nation, so we're going to have to work.
danny great lost might
If we hadn't lost Danny we might be in a different place right now. He's a great goalie.
baseball lets magic number
Lets put it this way. If this was baseball, our magic number would be six.
continue fired good keeps looking playoff team
He's had a good playoff series. We're looking for him to continue that. He keeps the team fired up.
against basically control eight few games hope three win
Three of those eight games are against Billings. We basically have to win those three and hope Billings doesn't win anymore. We're also only a few back on Wasilla too, so we're in control of our own destiny.
box early good second spent time
We spent some time in the box early on. We didn't have a good first period, but we made up for it in the second and third.
goal good josh plays season seen solid tending
We've also seen some solid goal tending all season from Josh Ex. If he plays well we have a very good chance.
game guys might next opportunity players senior work younger
We're just going to use this game as an opportunity to see some of the younger guys we might use next season. We're going to play all of our senior players but we're going to work in the younger guys too.
next
We want to see who we're going to keep around next season.