(Vanek) knows where to be. He knows how to score. He's a game-breaker. It's fun for me, having a chance to play with a guy like that. |
All you try to do is get open. He's one of the few guys who will be able to find you anywhere. |
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For a game like this, there's no excuses. We seem to play well against the Senators when we play at home, but there's some guys that have to show up on the road. Yeah, they took control of the game, but we never got back. |
For us it wasn't so much about winning or losing. It's about showing up and proving to ourselves that we belong with the best team in the NHL. We show up with no effort by so many guys, that's just embarrassing. I don't know how to explain it, but there's definitely an issue here that we'll have to resolve before the playoffs start. |
For us, it's the road to proving that we belong in the playoffs, that we can play with the best teams. We did really well the last time we played Ottawa, and now it's the next challenge. It's to prove that can play very well in Ottawa as well. |
For us, Ottawa has always been the team to beat. Not only in our division or in our conference, but in the entire NHL. |
Having such a long losing streak, it made us take a look at everything and make sure we made the adjustments. Hopefully, we realize that. I really meant it when I said, 'This is going to make us a better team. |
He's a heart-and-soul player. He's the type of guy you want on your side because he's probably the hardest worker on our team and he's going to be the same way over there. |
He's a little bit of a disturber out there. He's got that edge. |
Hopefully it will keep us going in the right direction. |
Hopefully this is a big confidence-builder and keeps us going in the right direction. |
I don't think people realize how much Teppo's going to help our team. But everyone knows we need a little more help on defense. I know it's not from lack of trying. |
I don't want to get too excited but we're very happy with the win. |
I don't want to get too excited but we're very happy with the win. The thing we're going to build off is that we came back from behind and never quit. |