Hak Pre-Game Comments:
As tight as the league is, the one thing you want in your control is your destiny.
With 2 points tonight, we can solidify home ice.
You want to take care of yourself; go through the front door.
We've been working for this for the past 2 months.
We have that opportunity tonight.
Two pretty good teams playing tonight.
Both teams playing well.
The common between the two teams is work ethic.
Both have strong defensive teams.
They're a complete hockey team.
There's a lot more to them than their top line, like ours.
We have to count on the top line to play hard, but the others have to chip in to.
Everyone has a role to play. Especially this time of the year.
We've played well on big ice surfaces.
We skate well, which is something you need.
Goepfert's a great goaltender. His numbers tell you that.
Go throughout the league, and it's hard to find a team that doesn't have a great goaltender.
We didn't concoct any special game plan because of him.
Both teams specialty teams played well last weekend.
Have to have great 5 on 5 play, but as always, have to win the specialty teams battle.
Vande Velde did a good job on Saturday night on his line.
Hoping that after a week of practice, that line has formed more chemistry.
Radke, Zajac and Forney will play on a line. Forney had a good week of practice. History shows when he practices well, he plays well in the games.
Statistically, St. Cloud is very good when they score the first goal.
Does it decide the game, absolutely not.
We want to play a full 60 minutes.