I think halfway through the first we played a lot better. Then we took some penalties in the second and you can't do that against these guys, obviously. Then in the third, I think down 4-0 going into the third it's just a matter of pride and playing hard. I think the guys responded really well but. ... too late. |
I think we just started to play hockey. It was pretty torturous for the first two periods there. We had a few brief moments in there where we did play good or looked all right, but, for the most part, we looked like a pee-wee team out there. |
I thought we made it real hard for them to enter the zone. Once they got it in, as soon as we had a chance to force, we did. We were getting the puck out when we had a chance. |
I was just trying to catch him. He had a little bit of a step on me. I just waited for him to bring the puck over and I went to lift his stick. But he moved his stick and I brought mine up on him. It was unlucky I guess but they made it count. |
I was pretty much at the end of a minute-and-a-half shift, it felt like. I was buckled. The fact he didn't give it to me was probably the best decision. |
If you play with Sid, he's going to create chances. Once you get that puck, get your feet moving and play a give-and-go type game because he's always flying and getting open ice. |
It hit me, and I was lucky enough for it to go in. But I guess they saw it differently. |
It kind of motivates guys to play harder [so they can] be here next year. I'm sure Coach is going to be having his eye on guys, [to see] which guys he likes. He's going to see which guys put it on the line. |
It was good that we were able to come back and get a point, but there's not much else to say. We got a point, and we have to just take that as a positive and go to the next game. I think we showed some character in the end. |
It was pretty fun to win those two games. It was a good feeling in the room. It's definitely something we'd like to keep going. |
It's like training camp again. Everyone wants to be playing their best now and working hard to show we belong here. |
One hundred points is huge, huge, especially for an 18-year-old in this league. That's pretty unbelievable. It's definitely something I want to help him achieve. Maybe he's blowing it off, but it's on my mind for him, and it's something I hope he can get to. But I think he's just going to play his game. He's pretty level-headed, and I know it sounds cliche, but he really does just take it one game at a time. And that's good on his part just to stay focused. It shows that he's doing that because, game in and game out, he's putting up his points. |
One hundred points? At 18? This kid's doing something most people can't imagine or dream of. |
Some guys I can make laugh; some guys I can make punch me out. |
That's what they do. They got that goal then they settled down into their style of play. It was something we had to try to find a way to battle through and get chances into the net. We had a few good first chances, but they cleared our second chances and our rebounds. We had to do a better job of getting to the net. |