They Said It - Quotes from Tuesday's Games
“No one probably expected us to be up 3-0. No matter what people think, there’s still a lot of hockey left. That last (win) is the toughest one to get. We got to be ready.”
-Bossier-Shreveport forward Shawn Limpright (courtesy of www.reporterherald.com)
“We’ve got to play for 60 minutes. We haven’t done that yet. The Mudbugs are a strong hockey team, and they’re good in all areas. Right now, they’re just outworking us. We have to pick up our game. We didn’t get the start we wanted.”
-Colorado center Ed McGrane (courtesy of www.reporterherald.com)
"I think guys step up an extra couple of notches for playoffs, especially our older guys, they've been there, they know what it takes and they're really leading these younger guys. In 64 games we really stress defense, defense first, defense wins championships. We have everyone buying in to blocking shots and doing the details, getting pucks out in critical areas. I love the underdog role. It makes the guys rise to the occasion a little more. Everyone expects the other team to win, and that drives some of our guys crazy and they dig a little deeper."
-Texas Head Coach Dan Wildfong (courtesy of www.star-telegram.com)
“Obviously we did what we wanted to do on the road, get two wins against a team that’s playing great hockey. Now, we’ve got ourselves in a nice situation where we’ve got four of the next five in our barn."
-Rapid City Head Coach Joe Ferras (courtesy of www.examiner.net)
“There’s no quit in that team. We’re going to see tremendous effort. This series is a long way from being over.”
-Rapid City defenseman Luke Fritshaw (courtesy of www.examiner.net)