Willie Mitchell Quotes (18 Quotes)

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.

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.

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.

I think the writing was on the wall about a week ago. The Wild didn't really want to negotiate with my agent. I pretty much knew what was going to happen.

When you go 0-3, there's not a lot of satisfaction or sense of accomplishment. Obviously, guys are frustrated.

We got in trouble early. We were in the box a lot.

That's not fun. Hockey is no fun if you aren't playing for anything.

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.

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.

You've heard me say it before There needs to be more desperation in the room, more passion. In the past, our niche was we worked hard no matter what. That's been our identity. This last little stretch, that hasn't happened.

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.

For some reason, we lose focus and let them get back in the game. To give up as many points as we did is just a lack of concentration on our part. We need to do a better job and we will.

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.

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.

We fell apart for 20 minutes, and it cost us the game.

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.

I wanted to go 84 feet. If we got into a half-court game, that was to their advantage. They threw it in to the big kids and we told them to read and go on the passes. It worked some of the time, but we got away from it.

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.