Sound like the Roadrunners will be trying hard to win the AHL Playoffs for Arizona. Important quotes from the linked report below.
“Those guys are here for a purpose. They’ve got to experience playoff hockey and meaningful games,” Tucson head coach Steve Potvin said. “It’s the organization’s plan to win the Stanley Cup at some point so we gotta put our prospects in positions to be able to earn that one day. They’ve got to be able to feel this type of temperature, what every sequence means in the playoffs, how you prepare, how you mentally handle it.”
“I think the goal is to bring back a championship to Arizona hockey,” Doan said. “I think if we can do that here it’s gonna be amazing and that’s the plan right now.”
“I was planning on coming back the whole time but to get Gunts back and get Kess is obviously huge and those are two guys that are going to help us win games,” Doan said.
“They’ve been here. Our plan, our system — it’s virtually the same,” Potvin said. “We have the same thought and commitment to the guys in the locker room as they do up top and so I think that they’re gonna fit in just well.”
“I talked to Geeks the other day and he’s pretty exciting he’s gonna be joining us, I’m pretty excited to have him,” Doan said.
“He plays well in the D zone. He plays well offensively. He’s got a great personality and I think he’s a kid that is going to pay attention to details and he can drag you into a fight,” Potvin said. “He works, he works, he works. He’s relentless on pucks. He’s hard in the corners. He can make the next play and he can kill penalties and be on the power play, so he’s a good 200-foot player and he’s definitely gonna bring another element to our game.”
“You never know,” Guenther said. “I think it’s obviously where you want to be. (The NHL is) the league you want to be, and I thought that I prepared myself with my time in Tucson to start well so when I got up there, I was ready to go.”
“It wen’t well” with the Coyotes, “so I’m looking forward to getting after it here now.”
“It’s difficult because you care about all the guys in the room and the guys that fought here all season long to help us secure home ice, and they put us in a great position,” Potvin said. “So, of course, it’s great to have players come back, but it’s also hard to see some of the guys that obviously put everything they had into it and now may not be a part of Game 1.
“With that being said, we’re gonna need everybody and where everybody is gonna play a part in this there’s no doubt about it,” Potvin added. “So it’s important that guys understand that and they keep a clear mind about everything and they put their best efforts at being a good teammate and being prepared for the challenge.”
by powergate92
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I’m definitely watching this playoff run. They have a lot of talent coming back to them. Would be awesome if Doan stayed with the Roadrunners all next season too, whether they play in Tempe or Tucson
I talked to Josh when I was there yesterday and he said he was really sad about the Yotes. I told him we all are very happy we got to see him play for us even if it was a short time. He also said they’re gonna win the Caulder cup.