Paul Maurice is an original thinker, quick to provide an intelligent take on anything hockey related and loathe to simply spit out the mundane.
But as the Winnipeg Jets coach gazes at what is ahead for his hockey squad and its quest to return to the Stanley Cup derby, well...
"There’s just too many clichés and you fire them all out because they’re all appropriate for the situation we’re in," said Maurice as the Jets returned to work Monday at MTS Iceplex. "There’s no sense worrying about the second game because you’ve got to win that first one and that’s it.