12/07/23 Head Coach André Tourigny and defenseman Travis Dermott Speak to the Media

safe to say that youit's really made a foothold in this game tonight yeah you know kudos to them they play hard defensively um we didn't really have much they were getting in shooting Lanes uh staying on the inside really didn't give us too much um they didn't really open up for us at all so you know kudos to them but um I it's just a learning experience for us um you know we uh we're going to be playing hard games like that hopefully down the stretch and we're going to have to learn um you know to stick in games that we're not creating much offensive um and just Bear Down defensively and then kind of let that offensive stuff kind of happen and just uh stick to stick to our game plan um and not kind of start reaching when we feel like things uh aren't opening up as we did that's a natural intin isn't it it's tough to battle isn't it yeah for sure I mean it's it's tough to stay in a 60-minute hockey game when um when you know you feel like you're battling for every offensive opportunity um and you know they were coming at us pretty hard um on their side so they were putting Pucks in running us hard um through our boards so um you know it's it was a game where we really had to break out professionally and and try to wear them down in their zones so kudos to them like I said they play hard um and that's just games that we're going to have to get used to being comfortable in and um succeeding through what did it feel like for you trying to make your way back get our back it's it's full speed yeah um you know we've we've been playing so well um you know it's it's uh it's definitely comforting to see as uh you know you want to you want to help your team every night but through an injury like I had um you know I wasn't able to so being able to see the team kind of come together as we did um you know with a couple call UPS we had everyone was playing great and really really working in unison um where you know you want to come back and really just add to that and kind of help the boys keep going on what they're what they're working out what what we were able to do the last uh couple weeks here um but you know uh obviously didn't didn't pan out as we wanted it to tonight but like I said these are the games that we're going to have to get comfortable being comfortable in Buried the lead here what's the last 24 or 36 hours of your life been like can you give us a timeline yesterday yeah uh baby came up about 7:00 a.m. uh was at the rank at 9:00 a.m. for practice um uh yeah I spent the day with uh with my family after that lucky enough my dad's down here to help us out um mother-in-law comes in in a couple days while we're on the road so um got lots of help on that end um but yeah um got a little boy now so it's uh life changing pretty quick um it's going to be tough going on the road now but uh you know they'll be fine how hard is it to separate life from that at this moment when you're going to go back on the ice against a team you're coming off an injury that's that's a juggling act isn't it I kind of like it uh you know I've been playing hockey my whole life so when I got other stuff going on um it's kind of nice to kind of not have to think about hockey too much have other stuff on my mind and then just kind of show up and do it would I've done my whole life so um I could see how from the outside it' be seemed kind of hard to flip it on like that but it's it's just second nature at this point so um great being back with the guys Good Feeling um and hopefully we can get back on the right side of things here world's better Place congrats Travis thanks man appreciate it Travis just one for me big trip out even coming up what do you do to reset and get ready for Boston yeah I think uh you know as a team we got to just look back at what's worked for us the past couple weeks here um and just try to take those positives onto the road uh you know it's it's going to be fun getting back on the road with the guys um you know spend some time with each other um and you know try to try to really just get things on the positive side again um it's it's fun to kind of get on the road and get uh get some personal time just with the guys away from our families um I feel like we haven't had that for a bit especially myself so it's going to be a good one don't tell that there was a quiet night out there like you never really this one kind of warned us about yeah the way they play it's tough to get inside and I think there's we didn't start the game with enough urgency we uh we give them a free look they score and then as a tough team to play against if you Trail so not like our like I said our origin at the beginning and then after it took too long for us to adjust to play a simple game you know that kind of opponent really structure if they take the lead they will collapse so you need to put pox up the that get for the 31 and were too long to react back breaking go second period I want to turn to yeah especially in the power play I think that was you know give them credit the other side they work really hard to play a really structur game they maximize what they have so they uh have to learn from that see a couple guys lost and cross at the game for you at times go through him tonight oh that line is consistent they work hard they play the right way they get inside they do the right thing they make plays but at same times they go in the in the tough area they're not afraid to work they work both side of the park what did Travis dermit bring to you tonight this first game yeah he did a good job I think he was strong in his battle all a simple with the pock I think was uh was a good good first game for him Shawn Jersey was a game type that you expected him back in this trip yeah I we we hope you will be back in that trip yeah all in all when you look back at what the swm stand did for your team how you're looking this we'll look at it another day right now I'm looking at that one is it too hard at this point just it's just too fresh to say four and one that's long time ago the four that's one that's what the one I remember it's you know we need to we'll need to move on go to Boston uh will be a tough test after game or long flight tomorrow just make sure we get get reset mentally and get ready for Boston