Willie Mitchell
Willie Mitchell
fun hockey playing
That's not fun. Hockey is no fun if you aren't playing for anything.
chances creep fact mention third tough
I just kind of made mention of the fact that there have been a lot of times in the third period, even when I was there, for some reason, they got real tight. It's tough for that not to creep in again, so I told them if we get some pressure, we're going to get some chances because they'll tighten up.
brought enthusiasm guys works
He brought a lot of enthusiasm and passion. He works his butt off and competes every day. In the playoffs, you want to have guys like that.
ice moving player puck seems
It's a lot more puck control, and I like it. It's systematically moving the puck up the ice from one player to the other, and it really seems to work.
air breath dinners fresh good grab hang home
It's good to be home sometimes, but it's a breath of fresh air to get on the road, play in some different buildings, grab some dinners and hang with the boys.
guys minnesota played saying weird
The guys played well. Minnesota played really well... It's kind of weird saying that.
past played rewarded types win
I thought we've played pretty well the past two games, but we haven't been rewarded for it. We need to find a way to win these types of games.
best doubt game half might second
There's no doubt they didn't play their best game. Flat? Yeah. And in the second half of the game they might have been coasting around a little bit.
He's a big man, but he does go down very easy.
guy locker spirits
I'd like to think I'm a guy who competes every night, and that's how I try to lead. I'm not a rah-rah-rah guy, but I try to get the spirits up in the locker room.
against consistent hard month penalty playing pride relax taking top
He just told me to relax and I told him I'd try to do the same things I did the month before, like being consistent defensively, taking some pride on the penalty kill and playing hard against top players.
best deserves dressing effort guy next team time walk
Next time he's in the net, we've got to come out with our best effort we've ever had this year. He's the first guy to walk through this dressing room, Dwayne, and say (to Schultz), 'Hey, you made the right play. It happens.' He's such a team guy. He deserves better than that.
good last played rewarded win
Wasn't a good trip, no doubt. I thought we played well the last two games; we just didn't get rewarded for it. We've got to find a way to win the tighter games.
against means nashville win
Our big win against Nashville means nothing if we didn't win this one.