A good team like Maine doesn't get down. They chipped away one at a time.

The guys know he always puts them before himself. He's one of the best defensemen in the country, and he's always worried about the other guys.

You could tell as a sophomore he was going to be a captain at some point. Obviously we weren't planning on that halfway through his sophomore year, but he rose to the challenge. He is the glue to the situation.

I know he's somewhat humbled and embarrassed by the recognition he's received for the Humanitarian Award. He's not in it for the accolades but because he cares.

In the game we had here, they played an extremely aggressive game. They were still trying to find their identity. They've had some big wins, none bigger than Boston College last week.

I knew from the first phone call with Jaime that he was going to be the person I could put a lot of faith into, and responsibility.

Their defensemen are dangerous and get involved in the offense. There's skill in the forward lines and Tyler Sims is one of the top goalies in Hockey East. They're playing really well.

Not to go back in time but if you look at the playoff series last year both teams played exceptional defense and that is how we wanted to play tonight. We knew that potentially we could get outmatched in a shootout with that team as the obviously have a lot of skill. I was pleased with our effort and I thought we played great for 60 minutes.

I want to see us go in with a fearless attitude and play our style. If we do that, we give ourselves a great opportunity to knock them off.

The biggest thing is we want ... to play our style. A couple of road trips in Hockey East -- the BU game, the UNH weekend -- we didn't play to the best of our ability. A lot of that, I think, is we give teams too much respect because they're part of the infamous top four.