Gabe

• The first wasn’t their best period, but they responded well in the second and third. They’ve had strong third periods this season. 
• Garand made timely saves. He’s going to keep battling. 
• The fans have been giving them a lot of energy. 
• Kartye’s second goal was a huge response after Vancouver's SHG.

 

Garand 

• The team made it easy for him. 
• It’s been a crazy two weeks for him, and it’s tough for a team to lose its best player. But, it’s sports. The team did a good job of stepping up. He’s focused on stopping pucks. 
• Playing with a lead helps settle everyone down. It’s great to score first.

 

Kartye 

• They got off to a fast start, but let off at the end of the first. They picked it back up later in the game. 
• It was important to get off to a fast start at home and with Vancouver being on the second half of a back to back. 
• “G was great tonight. I think G is ready, so we’re all standing behind him.” 
• He and JT play a similar game down low. They can get to cycling, which creates opportunities. They are predicatlbe to each other. 
• They want to be a north-south team. 
• He doesn’t change his game based on where he is in the lineup.

 

Sully 

• They got better as the game went on. 
• Kartye’s goal helped get momentum back. A SHG can be deflating. 
• The swapped Gabe and Pav because they felt Pav “was fighting it a bit.” 
• He credits the leadership group for their success.
• They all feel for Shesty. He wants to play and compete. It was tough blow to the team, but the expectations haven’t changed. 
• Scoring early in the game is a momentum boost, but it can also make it seem like goals will come easy. They let up a little bit after that.  
• Mika is a huge part of the team. He’s not an overly vocal guy, but he leads by example. They have a variety of leaders. Some are “rah-rah” guys and they have some guys that lead by example. 
• He liked the line changes they made. They’ve talked to all the players about the change and why it was made. Laf can create in multiple ways now. He can create off the rush and down low. Kartye and JT thrive down low. They felt they could compliment each other. They scored more 5v5 goals, which was the goal. 
•  Having success helps with buy-in. It helps with the commitment level to playing the game they’re trying to play.