It Takes a Team

Tough loss last night. We lost 2-1. We played hard, but the bottom line is that we didn't get it done, and it was a must-win game. Something's not there, but I can't put my finger on what it is. I feel like we have all the ingredients for a good team: strong, vocal leaders, fast, skilled forwards, smart defensemen, pretty physical players, hard workers. It doesn't matter, though, what kind of players there are on a team if we can't win games. I can tell that everyone wants to win, but we're just not doing everything it takes to win a hockey game. I really feel like we were the better team last night, but there were a few, small mental mistakes that they turned into goals, one of them was partly my fault, and we couldn't bury our chances. I don't know exactly what we have to do to break through, but I can tell that we're so close to being a good team. I thought I played pretty well last night—a little hesitant still at times—but I don't think that matters when the team doesn't get the W. I made some good plays, and I made some mistakes; I should've stepped up and played the body one time, and it cost us a penalty. I wish I could've done more to help the team get a win. We hear it all the time: team success brings about individual success. More college scouts will be around if we start winning games. It takes a team, though. We win and lose as a team. But it's definitely more fun when the team is winning. We need to have a winning mentality as a team.