Pat Svoboda on Missing Playoffs

[StamkosFan 72]

Davos right winger Pat Svoboda spoke up after his team fell crushingly short of making the playoffs. "Missing the playoffs and being that close was really disappointing; we've had such a better year, I thought we could make it and turn some heads. We were in it almost but then final two games, we choked and we missed out. I don't know how to feel, but I guess it's not quite time to give up hope for next season yet. It'll be a long wait though, and it's not the result we were looking for at all. Our players all grew a lot as a team, and I personally and many other Davos players took huge steps forward in our game, so that's a decent sign. On the plus side, I suppose it's good that we weren't last again and that we are on the brink. Still, it's hard to think positive and it's devastating to team morale. We need to be better in those key situations, we need to win when we need to win, and we need to start strong as well as end strong. That's what playoffs teams do, and if we want to join them, we should be looking to emulate them," said Pat Svoboda.