Red Berenson Quotes (12 Quotes)

We didn't know Al was leaving, but I wanted a contingency plan if he did leave us high and dry, which he did. But he didn't. He knew we had a goalie. Would he have still left Probably. But at least from our perspective, it wasn't like the whole team was depending on Al Montoya.

He is one of the better goalies in the league, and he can make the difference in the game. We've had games where we may have outplayed them or out-shot them, but we couldn't score.

We have to have a good game tomorrow. When the smoke clears on Sunday, we'll see what our situation is. But if we don't, I don't know that we deserve any.

He's done a pretty good job, but there's no question another year of junior would have been good for him, just to get another year older. He's the goalie of our future and it's just a matter of taking steps forward each game in his development and being able to make a difference. He stole us a game at Northern Michigan.

(The momentum) gives them the advantage. Their team is in sync, especially after giving up one goal in two games last weekend (against Alaska-Fairbanks). They are much better than they were at the start of the year, when they had all of those injuries.

He just took over the game at times.

I just thought we needed all the leadership we could get in this game. I liked the way Noah played in his last two outings. I believe he could have won the game for us tonight. We just didn't play well enough to win.

We've addressed the ranking thing, and how fickle that is this time of year. Every weekend, two more games go by, and someone moves up or someone moves down depending on those games. So, the ranking doesn't matter.

There was a big difference ... whether it was the puck control or the speed, execution. They were much the sharper team. They had the momentum from the start of the game, and we couldn't turn it around.

He had that air about him where he could win games single-handedly. You watched him, and you just knew he was going to be a winner.

Offensively, we've scored a half-goal less than last year, when we led the country in goal,. and we've given up a half-goal more than last year.

It's better than the alternative, which is not going anywhere. So we're glad we're in the tournament, number one. We didn't come in with a roar.