For me, they provide that energy, and they've gotten goals as a result of that energy. It's the way they play - the speed, the physical play, the tenacity and the never-quit attitude.... |
For me, we just weren't skating. To play our game, it's up-tempo, there's a lot of effort that goes into it, and we were on our heels pretty much the entire night. |
From Day 1 of the season, he's been our main go-to guy, point-wise. He's had an excellent year, and I think he's matured since the last time he was here. ... The way the game is played today, his speed and his skill give us a lot of offense. |
From Day One, we've said the NHL season would be the [Olympic] trials. We feel we have three starting goaltenders, all of them had success, all of them had winning records, but Johnny stands a little bit better than the other two. |
Goaltending hasn't been a problem for us at all. I thought that Rick did a good job for us. When we had breakdowns, he made saves. |
Goaltending hasn't been our problem. |
He provides a physical presence, hard work, energy. Everything you want your team to exemplify, Nic brings to the table. |
He's establishing himself as a dominant goal-scorer in the NHL. He could be a 50-goal scorer in the NHL if he steps on the gas. |
He's everything you could want from a leader. |
He's going to be missed. He's a reliable defender for us. But Nicky Wallin is back [after sitting out a long stretch following wrist surgery]. It's a chance to expand his role, and he's starting to feel more confident. |
He's going to have somewhere between six and 10 games to get ready for the playoffs. We've tried to do that by having depth all year long, and when Joe does come back, he doesn't have to carry this team. He just has to come in and be Joe. |
He's got a lot of skill. He's the type of player who helps make others better, and he's an important part of our power play. |
He's just the guy, the consummate professional that shows up every night. |
He's played extremely well this year. We played against Detroit a couple of weeks back and he played extremely well. Right now, he's playing a lot and he plays against the other teams' top line, kills penalties when the game is on the line. He brings leadership. He's a guy that brings veteran experience and leadership to the team. |
He's played pretty well, no question about it, |