20 Quotes by Joe Papin

We started out really quick, using our speed. As soon as they scored the first goal, we went a little flat.

Tomorrow we have even a tougher task. We are probably going to be facing a stronger team. We have to play for three periods no matter what the score is. You would think being 14-0 I would be happy, but right now I'm not.

We always have to respect our opponent. Our guys found out early in the game that they can't take anyone lightly.

When we skate like that for three periods, we're extremely happy. We had tendencies earlier in the year to slow down or take a period off. (Tuesday) we skated hard all three periods and got all four lines involved. When we're skating (like that) teams don't know our first line from our fourth.

For me personally, maintain the weight I lost over the summer.

There are still things we obviously need to work on, like not playing one bad period and being ready when the first puck is dropped. But tonight we closed out the way we are supposed to.

Kingsford was really ready to play. It took us awhile to get going and they surprised us.

I think we skated better shorthanded than we did five-on-five. (We) took advantage of (our) opportunities.

It gave our team some great competition. And our players who are thinking about playing juniors, it gave them great exposure. There are a lot of very solid teams. I can see the improvement in the five years I've been involved here.