I felt Dave could have gone two or three ways with this decision. Hockey is a difficult business. I think he could have made a strong decision in a number of ways but I'm comfortable where he's gone. |
I haven't been contacted by any team. |
I know he doesn't like to miss games but it's the right decision and collectively we came to it. He hasn't been 100 per cent. |
I really feel Todd has been so unfairly treated here, especially lately, when it's very, very sexy for the media to try and portray that there's a problem between one side and the other side. |
I really liked the way our goalie responded in the last two periods. He was probably the biggest reason that we got the two points tonight. |
I think it was an extremely difficult year for Todd. It is probably understated to say it's been the most difficult year for any player that has played in the NHL. |
I thought Alex did things well with the puck, saw pucks well and fought to keep position. And he found some pucks in scrambles and he fought off screens where he made himself big. |
I thought they were everything that we expected and think they'll only get better and help our club. |
If we can bottle that third period and take it with us to L.A. (this Thursday), we'll be all right. It's nice to come into this place, where it's very difficult to play, and get a win. |
If we improve the shots, that simple task of hitting the net, we give ourselves a better opportunity to be successful. |
If we think a jersey is making a difference for us, then great. This time of the year the stakes are so high, it shouldn't matter what we wear. |
If you take the game as a whole, we did some good things. I like the way our team is working right now. End result, though, is that you need to get points. |
In terms of the makeup of our overall team, we've got an awful lot of players who are thinking-type players. Eddie is in the category of a guy that's very passionate, is maybe a risking personality. You need those types of people along with the thinking, thoughtful players you have to make it all mesh. |
It is so, so unfair to paint him with the brush that he's responsible for me being here, because he's not. Todd wasn't the reason I'm sitting here today. Neither was [forward] Brendan [Morrison]. There's always a number of reasons why. We all have to take some responsibility. |
It may not have been a classic, but it's something we can build on. |