Dec 29 Post-Game Media

Troch

• “They’re a tough team to play against…we just got to be tighter with our execution.” 
• “You got to close out games in this league.” They need to be willing to score goals like the game tying goal for the Canes. 
• “Overtime is tough. It’s a possession game. We win the draw. We get a rush, and then I lose the puck. And then from them on out, we kind of don’t possession.” 
• They need “to be more willing to generate offense in tougher ways.” 
• Shesty “played outstanding.”

Mika

• Getting the point after losing a lead is different than getting it when you tie the game late. 
• They needed to play more behind Carolina. 
• “Tough one to lose, obviously, but we’ll take any point that we can get.” 
• It’s up to the coaches to challenge for GI. 
• “The first [power play] was good with the goal.” 

Gavi 

• It’s been a long time since he played on the power play. Getting the goal “was pretty special.” 

Sully

• They “competed hard.” The difference in the game were the 5v3 and 4v3. 
• Brodzinski “created off the shot,” which is what they’ve been talking about. He thought the team did a good job of trying to get to the inside. 
• He and the video staff didn’t think the Canes tying goal would’ve been overturned. 
• “We’re in a lot of close games…and when you’re in one goal games, anything can happen.” 
• He thinks they’ve been “pretty good in overtime,” but they’ve also been killing penalties quite a few times in OT. 
• On Robertson playing with Borgen: “Just moving guys based on performance.” 
• Their performance halfway through the seasons has “been a mixed bag.” He thinks “there’s another level” they can get to. 
• On why Vlad was on PP1: they like that a left shot up top “with some of the looks” they wanted and he’s played “extremely well” this season.