The ceremony before the game, it seemed like the crowd was ready for the game, electrifying. We were trying to give them as much as we can. I thought we got better as the game went on..killed some big penalties there. |
The fans were going back and forth. They came out strong, especially with the ceremony before the game. The fans were ready and we tried to give them as much as we can. |
There's always emotion when you play the Toronto Maple Leafs. It's a big rivalry and they bring their crowd with them and it's a good game every time. I know they're desperate and trying to fight for a playoff spot so they're going to be hungry and we should be ready. |
They would just follow whatever I did. They had no say in anything. Grier was an eight-year vet, and I was a rookie. Basically, it came out like I was the leader of the pack. And it just rolled. |
We don't like losing. It seems like when we lose we come back with a better effort. We just don't want to lose two in a row. |
We had a couple of great shifts there. I thought we played extremely well tonight, skating and passing the puck. I thought we could have had a couple of more. |
We know we have great goaltending and great defense, so when we get in a shootout like that and we can win a game like that it's huge for our team. |
We're battling for first place with Ottawa, so all those games are going to be huge. Then Toronto and Boston are fighting for playoff spots, and Montreal's trying to stay in. Those are all going to be huge, key games for us. Those are all four-point games. |
We're just back in the hunt again. We're just starting right back where we were, so it's just keeping battling back. When we meet Ottawa next time we're going to be more ready. |
We've got the line combinations down pat. We've got great goaltending and good defensive pairings. Hopefully we can finish off the season strong. |