Quotes by Bob Mancini

“We played well and had the majority of the scoring changes. We took the play to Plymouth, but we have to give them credit. They took advantage of their opportunities.”

“Its the new directive and you dont celebrate too much after scoring 10 goals because you can go out tomorrow and get 10 scored against you. Thats the way it is -- youre never really out it. Its 9-5 and you take some penalties, give up a couple of five-on-three advantages and its a brand new game.”

“Were moving the puck at a good tempo. We have players that can really play offensively. The players are embracing the concept of unselfishness. They dont care who gets the goals.”

“We need to work on our penalty-killing. We have to pay attention to special teams because of the way theyre calling it right now. The players have to understand that, if they move the puck quick, good things are going to happen.”

“Kitchener may be the class of our conference. Erie always has a good team. They do a good job of reloading. Well be playing in two very tough buildings this weekend.”

“I think its experience. Most of our (key) guys have played three years in the league minimum, which is huge.”

“It starts with attitude. Getting rid of the jerks. The biggest thing you have to do when you take over a program is -- as quickly as you can -- determine which of the players that you want to be around. Which of the players that want to be players and go from there. Its tough because sometimes you have to get rid of good players.”

“The second most important thing for the first half of the season was the character and leadership in that locker room. They all get along.”

“I think desperation is a key. We have to play with desperation and not act in desperation. Any time youre in a playoff series, its about how you react. How we react to being down 2-0 and how we react to losing this game will make the difference.”

“I thought that the power plays made (gaining) momentum very hard. There wasnt much flow to the game. It made it hard to do anything, for both teams.”