Scott Jackson's an easy gut to take for granted when things are going good because he does everything well. He logs a lot of ice time and he's such a key part of any of our successes.
He is a guy you can count on in all areas, offensively and defensively. He is strong on face-offs, on top of being a very good penalty killer. He is our captain here and he is a big leader for us in all areas.
Part of it is that we don't score a lot, so we had better be good in one-goal games. We're confident and comfortable playing in close games.
I think we both played hard. Dubinsky is a great player and he made us pay early and that took the edge off what was a good start for us. We played well. We just had some key breakdowns.
We came out and played with a purpose. We played hard and smart for the most part. We know Everett is a good team and they deserve our best. We were pretty hungry all night.
We still have some decisions to make. So far it's been a very good camp for us.
We have confidence in both guys. Both have been sharp. We feel like we're in a really good position with our goaltending.
We just weren't very good in a big game in the standings. It was a very disappointing effort. We didn't play with enough energy or passion tonight.
We think we're a pretty good skating team, and part of that is forcing turnovers and constantly moving your legs. That's what makes us successful. We've been using our speed to force turnovers and play a higher pressure game.
The thing we like best about Jax is the more important the game or the situation, the better he plays. That's a good quality to have for a hockey player.
In the back of my mind I was a little concerned about a letdown because you can breathe a sigh of relief. I'm not sure if that's what happened, but we had a very good start and then didn't play well in the middle of that game.
I didn't think we played well, especially in the first period. I don't think we really played well until the third period. ... We were good in spurts, but there is a lot of things that needed to be better.
We just never seemed to get going the way we wanted to. We didn't play well on many fronts, but to give the opposition a power play like that early in the game just isn't good enough.
They're a good team and they played well. We just didn't capitalize on the chances we did have, to give ourselves a chance to win.