Tim has been one of the best or most consistent players of the last decade and to win against someone I have so much respect for is a pretty good deal for me and also something that's very special emotionally. |
Tim is still way ahead and he has got at least a couple of good years left in him, so it might have to wait until Tim has retired. |
Tonight we took some unnecessary penalties. Our penalty kill was not good and their power play was good. |
Unfortunately, the players have yet to come to the realization that they have to step up and realize they have to help the owners run this more efficiently and a salary cap is the only way this can happen. |
Vancouver's got such a great team. To fall down two goals to them (and come back), showed a lot of determination on the part of our team. I thought we had the better scoring chances. |
Wawrinka reached the third round of the French Open and he's obviously playing very well at the moment, |
We actually knew it before the game. We were waiting, because (the rules say) if they score a goal with him on the ice, it doesn't count. Unfortunately, the officials were doing their job. |
We are afraid of being embarrassed here if we didn't play hard from the start. We just took advantage of our chances early. |
We are all accountable, starting with me. We need to capitalize on our chances early in the game. |
We are happy to have him. He is enthusiastic and identifies with our style of play and what it takes to be an L.A. King. |
We call it a flush; we're trying to get the lactic acid out of their system. |
We came into the third period with a mindset that we have to win. |
We certainly had our chances to win the hockey game in the third period and in overtime. |
We gave up a breakaway when we tried a backhand pass from about 60 feet that doesn't make a lot of sense. We're all accountable, including myself. |
We go by the rankings we have in practice, and he certainly was one of our better ones. He scored on a penalty shot earlier this year. |