Notes from Killer’s usual post-w/e interview on the TEAM 1200/Dean Brown and Gord Wilson. After thanking Killer for coming on the radio he quipped, “Yeah, it’s fun.” Apparently he told people that he didn’t plan on talking to anybody ’til Tuesday. He said, “It was a bad w/e.”[paraphrasing]
Some of the fellows who you hope are going to be the leaders and get it done weren’t doing the job, and neither was anyone else.
It was the way we lost. I said to them if a team goes out one night and works hard you can live with it as a coach. If you go out and work and lose then you can look in the mirror.
We had too many players who didn’t do their job.
Sometimes I get the feeling that they think it’s [effort] one of those things that they can turn off and on.
It gets down to the point that if they want to work hard enough then fine. We have some talent. But if you look up and down our line up and the best player is Jamie McGinn and he’s all of 16, you’re in trouble.
What’s next? Well, I’ll try to come down, and get back to business. Try to convince them that they’re not playing for first place, but to get into the play-offs.
I couldn’t put the guys on ice because there’s no ice available [due to shows being held at the Civic Centre]. (Yikes.)
We still have our own fate in our hands, but I don’t see anything desperate in their play that shows that they’re looking at first place. You’d hope that they are looking at their standings and know where they are. Sometimes you wonder if they realize the importance of every game left and whether they care.
We made mistake after mistake and I’m not going to say it was one person, but there was a combination of two or three in one goal. And in another, a situation of us just standing around watching them score a pretty goal.
Goal-tending held us in. We were badly outplayed and they were all over us in Mississauga and we couldn’t get the puck out and Battochio held us in. Guadagnolo in Erie did the same. No problem with goal-tending. We made too many mistakes and had too many people blaming each other.
(On getting Mancari back from suspension) He had a big w/e before he got suspended. But it’s one of those situations, you know the rules. You don’t do something that could cost the team. And that did cost the team. It was needless and we lost four games. Maybe everyone will realize that you have your own job to do.
(Is it too late to start juggling line combinations) We did it over the w/e and we gave some of the fellows some pretty big time outs on the bench, but it turns out we would have only had one line playing on the ice [if we sat everyone who deserved it].
(You’re an emotional guy. You wear it on your sleeve. Is this a time where you probably talk less than more) It is an evaluation time. Will they work, will they dig in the corners, will they come in with an effort, and not only for this year. We have some players coming back next year. If they can’t do the job now then they better forget about next year, because I’m looking. If it means that we have to change the philosophy for next year then we will. If they don’t show they want to play now, do we want them around next year?
In his post-w/e interview with the TEAM 1200/Dave Gross and Garry Galley, Will Colbert talked about the dismal w/e. I feel bad for him because it has been such a down year, and he has to come on every week and try to be positive about it all. Today he said some stuff about not knowing what is wrong, not knowing why some guys aren’t showing up, that it’s sad because some of the guys won’t be back, that this is their last year, etc., etc., etc.
Listening to Dave Schreiber on the TEAM 1200/Dean Brown and Gord Wilson talking about the 67s and the first game of the road trip tonight. Some notes:
It looks like the 4 game suspension will stand. Posted on the 
We noticed that Brody Todd had himself a stellar w/e. Soo at Saginaw (2.18.2005): He had 2 assists, and was named OHL 2nd star. Soo at Plymouth (2.19.2005): He had a hat trick, and was named OHL 1st star. Good to see him doing well on his new team.
Bonello. Feisty. When he is on his game he is so fun to watch. He had a great night, playing with his usual energy. He was flying out there, making some big plays, scoring goals. He stood up to the bigger Hendrikx (PET), so kudos to him.
Battochio. Congrats to him for his first OHL SO. He had his usual steady game. It’s great to have these guys on the team, where their usual game is always top-notch, that it’s unusual when they have a bad game. I’m thinking of Battochio, Guadagnolo, and especially Talbot. You could even add Hulit to the list.
Reid was very strong on defence tonight. He didn’t do anything flashy, but played a steady game. He even got some great scoring chances. 
Kaspar had a really good game. He worked hard on his shifts. He also made some really good defensive plays when he was on the point. Really good. He had 2A.
Joslin. What a great game for Joslin. He was very strong defensively, steady in his position. He also had a great offensive night as well, with 1G and 1A. He has been one of the best d-men for the 67s this year, and it will be exciting to watch him progress if this is his level of play in his first year.
Talbot just impresses me so much. He quietly goes about his business. He’s constant in his play. He works hard. Tonight, with the decrease in PKs, he (and Hulit) were able to focus more of their energy offensively and it paid off. Overall, he had 1G and 2A.
Hulit. What a great performance by Hulit against his old teammates. He was on fire tonight, and it was evident just how 'up' he was for this game when he was interviewed during the intermission on the television broadcast -- he was talking so fast he reminded me of Matt Foy! One of the biggest things he did tonight . . . scored a PP goal. Finally! Overall, he had 1G and 2A.
Brad Staubitz was on the TEAM 1200/Dave Gross and Garry Galley today. Will Colbert, who usually comes on after the w/e to talk about the games, couldn’t do the show because he has mid-terms. Some notes: 
