Regg Simon
Regg Simon
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Over a 60-game schedule you're going to have ups and downs. What will be important is how we respond with the best team in the league coming in.
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We've been close (in the standings) all year. I don't care if it's one point or 12 points (Cedar Rapids is) still a great team and we are going to have to be at our best to beat them.
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We haven't done anything special for the playoffs, but it is everything we do at and away from the rink that gets us ready. It's how we conduct ourselves and being responsible . . . from what we eat to getting enough sleep. Games hinge on one or two plays, so we put ourselves in the best position we can.
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You couldn't have asked for a better series. These were two great teams playing at their best when it counted most.
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Alan was the consummate defensive-defenseman for our team, and in my opinion, one of the best at doing that in the entire USHL. He was matched against other team's top lines, he was our best penalty killer, he led our team in blocked shots...he did everything for us. I'm happy and proud that he'll get to move on to a great college hockey program.
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Kyle is as fine of a player as the league's ever seen.
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I think each one of them has certainly earned it. The better your team does, the more notoriety you are going to get. The guys who have made the all-star game, they put in the hard work for it, but should be just as thankful toward their teammates. Without good players around you, you don't get to excel like that.
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I think it hurt us number one from a leadership standpoint because John was our captain and Al . . . was a quiet leader with his effort he'd give every day. It hurt us defensively losing two experienced guys like that. Unfortunately, it coincided with the time we went through a slump. Whether that was part of it or not, I'm not sure.
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That extra output from guys lower in your lineup makes the difference. We have guys on that third or fourth line that can score.
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We have guys who have good instincts. They know when to lay back and make the safe play.
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Troy is playing well and has been - no doubt about that. But, the team has been limiting high scoring chances and allowing him to see the puck.
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We started out very solid back there, then got young real quick. Now our young guys have grown up. I like where we're at right now.
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We always harp on our guys - good things happen when you shoot the puck.
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If we go into the third period down 2-1, I like our chances. But a lot of games come down to two or three plays this time of year, and those guys made them tonight.