We had to fight through a lot of adversities — penalties. Our goaltender played outstanding for us again. More than anything, we came back three times. |
We had zero fights in our first seven games. We made up for that tonight. |
We have needed big goals in our last couple of games, and he has gotten them for us. He plays with a lot of energy. He is a feisty type of guy. You need all kinds of players to be successful as a team. He is part of a good mix. |
We have to get as many points as can right now. We have to get some separation. We have a lot of teams playing each other in the Western Conference. We are going to gain some ground on someone. |
We just have to do that in San Jose. |
We just shot ourselves in the foot. |
We know how to break down their strengths now. We just have to match them on special teams. Special teams were the difference. We're just going to get better as this series goes on. We've found out how to beat this team. |
We put him in areas where his assets would shine, and he did a really good job. |
We scored early and we were very fortunate when they countered and tied the game up. We responded right away. |
We spent a little too much time in our own zone. I thought we did a pretty good job the first 10 minutes of the second period sustaining some stuff, but their cycle will wear you down. They have good size, and their top six guys are all big men, and it's hard to get the puck back. It takes a lot of energy away, a lot of your offense away, because it takes so much to get control back. |
We talked about that being a real turnaround emotionally for Calgary. |
We took the fight to them in the third. |
We used all four lines. I thought if we would have went to overtime it would have really benefited us, but it never got there. |
We were trying to get guys open in front of the net and it just didn't happen. We didn't generate anything there. When you get a chance like that, you have to create havoc and make something happen. |
We're in pretty elite company. I told the team that if we can do something special, go for it. |