We had the privilege of speaking with Emiko Valentine-Okoli before the game who was very receptive to our questions and offered a bit of insight into the Raptor’s efforts.

Q: At this stage on the power play, anything you guys can do differently personnel-wise, strategy-wise, or just go out there and execute?
Emiko Valentine-Okoli: Whoever goes out there has to execute. We know it has to be better.
At a time like this, I think it's just getting pucks to the net, taking their outsides away. I think we're doing a decent job of getting in the zone. We have to get more bodies to get on the same page.

Q. How do you do that when they're boxing you out?
Emiko Valentine-Okoli: I think getting the pucks through to start the power play is good. Get them running around a little bit, just execute. Making tape-to-tape passes, moving, getting guys low, moving it high again. I think when we're stagnant, standing still and passing it, we're not really moving their box around.

Q. At what point do you embrace a Game 3, Four-Star Cup?
Emiko Valentine-Okoli I don't think we really have to say much. I know everyone is very, very excited, anxious to get there. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, or twice if you’re on the other team. This is something you dream about.

Q. Obviously you still have to do it, but can you draw some confidence out of the fact you guys have been so good on the road?
Emiko Valentine-Okoli: Yeah, we're in the Cup Final for a reason. We got a lot of confidence in our game, in ourselves. Just comes down to one game. Like I said, everyone is excited. We still have that belief. We never lost it.

Wow. he certainly sounded confident.

Shortly after, we were able to catch up with Ricky Bobby, leaving an Applebees, in a joke of an advertisement that has continued to keep them relevant for a decade, despite the efforts of millennials.

Q. Coach said that he's anticipating them to put the Atreides line against yours. What have you seen in the first two games against them? How do you believe your line has handled the first two games of the series?
Ricky Bobby: I think they're a really good line. They play well together, good at forechecking, turning pucks over. We need to capitalize. For us, it's about being better. We've dealt with this the whole Playoffs against different lines. It's no different. We know how we can play. It's about taking care of the puck in the zone.

What a wonderful collection of cookie-cutter answers. Boring answers and exciting games has been the trend of the sport, let’s see if that continues after this break!