Glad to Be Back

The trip to Fresno was fun, but long. And we came out of the weekend with only one point...I played pretty well, but I know I can play better, and I think I need to play better. And I think the team needs to play better. We had one good weekend, and then for some reason the switch flipped back to our losing ways. To be honest, the game on Saturday night was very sloppy, and I'm sort of glad I wasn't playing. But, still, I wanted to be out there. I think I could've helped. I was told that I didn't play because the series was going to be physical, and Coach went with someone he knows can fight. That's the way it goes. I've heard it before, but it's good to reiterate to myself. Juniors is a mind game. It really weeds out the players who don't truly love the sport. I need to stay patient and just focus on getting better every day. I think I'm doing fine, and I will get more comfortable with the speed of play every day. It's stressful not playing--no one likes it--but that's junior hockey. For now, I'm glad to be off the bus I was just on for 17 hours straight on the way back from Fresno, and I'm ready to get back to work this week.