Mike Sullivan
Mike Sullivan
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Mike showed that he was a capable scorer last year. He's probably been our most consistent player from day one of training camp. He's one of those guys who is undervalued by people away from our team, but who the players and the people who are close to our team realize how valuable he is. He does all the little things out there that help a line be successful and help a team be successful. He's certainly getting rewarded for it from a production standpoint, which is exciting for him.
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It's a concern. I don't think it was a case of the power play losing the game for us, but it had the chance to win it for us and it didn't. We've got to do a better job of getting the puck to the net.
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I thought we played hard, competed and our focus was where it needed to be and that was the hockey game we hoped for.
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I sure hope so. He's got size, and he's demonstrated the ability to make plays using that size. Whether it's a weapon we haven't had in the past, I don't know. But I know it's a weapon we have now.
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I can relate to him just through the experience that he's been through in the past. He's a guy who has been in and out of the lineup or has been on the back end of the lineup and was trying to earn a spot on the team or find his niche. Certainly last year he was given an opportunity to play on an offensive line and have the chance to produce on the offensive side of the equation, and to his credit he's shown that he's capable.
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I think it's terrific. I'm so happy for him that he's worked so hard to get himself back into a condition to play and compete at this level. That, in and of itself, is a testament to the type of guy that he is. So we're ecstatic that's he's participating.
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From my experience, when a team is faced with adversity, the best course of action is to simplify things. Our play away from the puck has to be a priority. We have a talented group of players here, but we have to make more of a commitment to team defense.
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The first part of the game, we tried to do what we wanted and that's why we got up a couple of goals. But there was a lot of hockey left.
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I hope I answered that. I just don't want to be premature. We're excited, that's the point.
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He's an exciting player to watch. I think he's going to have a pretty bright career in this league. For as young as he is, he sure is dynamic.
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For every game he plays, he just provides more evidence that he belongs. We've watched him close and he's shown no signs of fatigue. It's a long season and we'll go through some adversity as a team and he will as an individual. But we feel comfortable that he's a mature kid.
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It's something we're taking a precaution with. We didn't want him to make it worse, but I don't foresee it being a major issue.
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He is very much in the mix. He's really improved every year he has been here. His mobility is better. He's stronger and he has always had great offensive instincts. You combine that with the confidence level he has now, he has played extremely well. He will be a guy who is given serious consideration.
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They looked real happy to be home. They looked a little thinner, ... They looked as if they'd recovered from some of the trauma we had noticed (when they were shown on Serb TV shortly after their capture).