The players have to execute the game plan, which sounds easy, but is really very difficult. It's not an easy thing to do when you're playing your third game in three nights, especially when travel is involved. For example, we play Friday in Albany, Saturday in Syracuse and Sunday afternoon in Lowell. Those situations can be grueling, but fortunately our opponents are usually playing under similar circumstances. I think the main thing is to remain focused on winning.
Nobody here wants that.
We're hockey players, and our focus is on winning games and taking another run at the Calder Cup. So we all pick each other up and make ourselves accountable to each other. That goes a long way toward executing our game plan. Many ideas and thoughts go through our minds when we lay out a game plan. Most game plans are made based upon past experiences.