Ted Dent
Ted Dent
Ted Dentis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently an American Hockey League head coach for the Rockford IceHogs...
chance focused past playoffs rest staying
I'm past being frustrated. I'm staying positive. We still have a chance to make the playoffs if we can get on a run, and that's what we're going to be focused on the rest of the way.
caliber decided direction move opportunity pick ready saw time
He was ready to play, but we decided to move in a different direction. We saw it as an opportunity to get a defenseman of the same caliber and at the same time pick up a young forward.
effort game good guys happy played stepped
The guys stepped up and played a pretty good game tonight, but we just didn't get any bounces come our way. I'm happy with the effort but not the outcome.
penalty
I don't look at that. If it's an undisciplined penalty it's a problem. But for the most part it hasn't been.
doubt positive special tonight trouble
No doubt we've been having trouble on the special teams, but tonight we did some positive things.
consistency days develop energy game games guys hard lives playing point push seemed sure third three worked
It was our third game in three days and I wasn't sure if we'd have our legs, but the guys worked hard and seemed to have more energy than in the other games this weekend. We're playing for our lives right now, and every point counts. We're going to have to develop a little more consistency if we're going to make a real push (for the playoffs).
attitude continue game instinct killer rest
We need to continue (to have) that attitude and killer instinct into every game the rest of the year.
came lead sitting starting
We came out flying, but after we got the lead we starting sitting back and let them get back in it.
controlled game minutes tough
We controlled the game for two periods. But if you don't play for 60 minutes it's tough to win.
few good power start
We got off to a good start and we had a few penalties. Wheeling capitalized on a few power plays.