Nick Vitucci Quotes

"Our fate rests in our own hands. And that's a good position to be in."

"He was solid. When you only have three shots against you in one period, it can be hard on you mentally. I thought he gave us a chance to win. He stopped everything he should have stopped and he made a handful of good saves to keep us in the game."

"I had him at my son's school. Not only can we count on him to do things that are asked of the team, he goes out and finds other things to do. That just says so much about his professionalism and character."

"They need to talk about how far this team can go if we can control our emotions and talk about what is on the line."

"That was great. Our fans have such great enthusiasm. They're the sixth man on the ice for us. It's an intimidation factor."

"To hang another banner in this building would be nice. But, more importantly, we can secure home ice advantage through at least the first two rounds."

"That says a lot about our style and our ability to put that many shots on goal."

"Right up until Drew got here, we were finding ways to lose. We didn't have that block of confidence behind us [in goal.]. When we got Drew, our confidence grew."

"Another great game. Two great teams that match up well against each other, and we were just on the other end of it tonight."

"I just hope they beat each other up. I hope it goes three games and we have a weary hockey team to play."

"Wheeling is an opportunistic team and we are giving them too many opportunities right now. We need to get away from some of the things that are frustrating us out there."

"Maybe this is good. It knocked us down a bit. Maybe we're back to reality a bit."

"I don't know if I can come up with enough intelligent words to describe Drew MacIntyre. The confidence he has instilled in the rest of the team is unbelievable. If there is a goalie outside the National Hockey League that is playing as well as him, I'd pay good money to see him."

"Consistency has been a problem for us, especially on the road. But we played 50 minutes of good hockey tonight and that's not always enough, but it was tonight."

"It was real big and hard earned. That was a tough couple of games that we had to play here. I am happy with my team. We kept working hard. It was a good two points for us tonight."

"We needed to bring in size, strength and talent."

"We tried to let things go as long as we could, but it got to the point where the safety of the players became a concern. You've got to think of the players' best interests and not put them in harm's way."

"We've certainly worked hard to put ourselves in that position. The next three games will dictate whether we have home-ice advantage or win a division title. It's nice to be in that position."

"This is huge because it allows us to rest."

"I'm really happy with our consistency. We're playing sound hockey. It's a confidence thing. We have our swagger back."