WHEN I look back to the beginning of the season, where I only had one goal to my name, it is very pleasing to see that I am contributing more to the team offensively.

I have been asked to do a little bit more in that role and to be able to actually produce is a good feeling and it gives you a bit of confidence.

I have been given a little bit more free rein. The other line has been given the responsibility of shutting down other team’s best lines and with me moving up into that centre ice position in the last few weeks, I guess taking Aaron’s spot on the top line, that has given me more responsibility.

I am really familiar with the role because, looking back over my 15-year career, most of the time I have been on that number one line and done the job.

That is exactly what I wanted. It keeps me busier on the ice and more involved and it seems like everything goes through that centre position and in terms of goals and assists, it seems to be showing up on the board.

Not only that, it seems as though we are picking up more wins, which breeds confidence and it soon snowballs.

When you are short-handed, you need to do a little more than you have been asked to do and step outside your comfort zone.

The guys have been asked that and they have been producing over the last few weekends.

Stevie Lyle has been tremendous and without his performances over the last couple of weeks, I don’t think we’d be where we are now He has been the foundation to build from to get points.

If you look a few weeks back when we lost five in a row, it looked like we were dead and buried when it came to the cup.

Aaron, to be fair, kept the spirits high in the room and moved some things around and that has put us in the position to that we are in.

We have been waiting all week to get on the ice and it is going to be one game win it all type situation.

It is 25-years to the week that Swindon Wildcats won their first trophy as a club and it is another motivational point and it might be a little thing but if you put them all together, it can give you a big boost.