The Knights are preparing really well for the playoffs, it starts with getting every player in the right headspace to face the pressure, and that comes with making sure that every single player is relaxed but still focused and sharp on their game. The coaches have given us a good balance, between some rest to prepare, a decent amount of practice, but also off ice mental practice. We know what we can do on the ice, but I think it's that off ice, mental side of things that really makes the difference. Watching some film sure, but the bosses are preparing us really well for the pressure, making sure we know how to handle the extra intensity that comes with playoff hockey at this level, and making sure no one is going to crumble.

I think it really showed how well that worked, against Regina you know we came out flying, game 1 went to overtime and we stayed focused, kept things good and won it, and then went on and won the rest of the games in the series too. Taking a sweep in series 1 (not even letting them get 1 back) is a testament to how well prepared mentally we were.