It's just a gritty win. |
It's not like a lull. It's just the way the game is. You're not going to win every game and have a little letdown but the difference between good teams and bad teams is how quickly you get out of it, how quickly you regroup and realize you're in a slide and get back on the ball before it goes on. |
No doubt. It's the way the schedule is. Every team goes through it, so we've got to put together some good games. |
Old times. Just messing around. I think he was a little upset so I had to try to put a smile on his face. |
One of those games where we had a chance to go up two goals but just didn't do it. We had shots and chances but our urgency in front of the net just wasn't good enough. |
That's old-time hockey right there and that's going to be a highlight for a while. |
That's what prime-time players do. They want the ball, they want the puck. It's what separates the elite from the great. |
The best thing about the playoffs is a lot of the times, different guys get to step up and share the limelight for a night. Your studs and your top guys are going to usually get it as they deserve it most of the time. But it's nice to chip in when you can. |
The focus now is Edmonton. They're battling for their lives. |
The good thing is, of the four times we've played them, we've played them twice (in the last week). They're a team that's coming into the playoffs on a hot streak . . . to solidify a (playoff) position. |
The only thing that would have been funnier is if he picked up a bottle and took a drink of water like nothing happened. |
The way the hockey gods work, maybe that was supposed to be his night and my night. |
This is the time that counts -- you can really set yourself up. This is when you see teams start to pull away. But you've got to push through a lot of things. But a lot of times, when you play a lot, you can get into a groove. You play so much, the good things carry over. That's the positive aspect of it. |
This kid is beyond his age. He skates as well as anybody, he reads the play as well, he's as smart. He can play in any situation. |
To be able to score four goals, let alone all power-play goals, should of been enough for us to win and for whatever reason we just had a complete breakdown defensively tonight. |