In Their Own Words: Bears Fall In Game 6 To Monsters, Forcing Game 7

Head Coach Todd Nelson on the final goal.

“We don’t make a strong play at the blue line, it happens, they shot the puck from the corner of the goal line. It can’t go in, it just can’t, That’s the bottom line. It can’t.”

Nelson asked about not liking how the Bears are closing out games.

“Goals that can’t go in, it is nothing special that they are doing they just threw it from the goal line. Player that is ten years old can do that.”

Nelson on playing without Frank:

“I doubled up Vecchione and Miro and as the game went to overtime they were still fine but their energy levels came down just like everyone else’s. I thought they did a pretty good job complimenting Lappy and Snives”

Nelson asked about Sheppard seeming not to be himself and if he pulls him aside.

“I don’t talk to the goalies, we got a goalie coach for that. I am not a goalie coach, I don’t want to be a goalie coach, we have staff on hand to deal with that.”

Joe Snively on go ahead goal scored with 50 seconds left in the third period

“That one felt good, pretty thrilling but once we get back to the benches we have to figure out have to seal the win.”

“I think we were playing well and started to get some speed with pucks and the forecheck going, so that was working.”

Snively asked up 3-0 are you feeling any pressure inside the locker room.

“Not now, it’s one game, just one game, both teams in the same position, one game 60 minutes of hockey”

Henrik Rybinski on what Cleveland does so well at the end of games

“They just don’t give up, they play till the end, they don’t give up.”