That's the key word right there, desperation. It was used this morning and it was used tonight. It was obvious it was talked about by the players and they took it to heart. |
That's the kind of desperation we have to have. |
The emotion, the desperation all over the ice in every situation, it's exciting, the fans appreciate it and it also gets results. There's no better way to play than like that. To have that kind of fun is invigorating. |
The guys were very good and they had to be. When it counted ? with the game on the line ? they played a real smart game. There was a lot of good growth tonight. |
The key was we moved the puck around well, and any time you can execute like that, you get rewarded. |
The last thing anyone wants to do is roll over. |
The night when he goes in, we're not expecting a lot of offense from him, but everyone else scored. |
Their confidence and good play up there should help us here. |
There are teams that have got in on the last game. It's about pride and professionalism. In this situation, the fact that we have to make up some points, some ground, if we can't muster up a desire to compete, then we don't deserve to be in the playoffs. |
They protected well and deserve a lot of credit, but when you're not skating, it's a lot easier for them to do. |
Those were huge saves at critical times. We were playing pretty well and he came up big. |
Unquestionably he's a guy we need back. I feel strongly that he's a guy who can help this team move forward. |
We certainly are able to match that type of play but we didn't do it with enough consistency. Too often we're worried about reaching in. Sometimes hits are the easier play to make. |
We didn't match their intensity. Any night we don't compete, I'm disappointed. They played awfully physical and took advantage of a couple of our miscues. |
We gave them life quickly after our inspiring goals and that's when you want to shut a team down and take away any confidence they might have. |