the hardest really I've skated since the first of the week. |
They want me to come back and play and do what I can do, just come and play and try, |
They've got a lot of good players, a good defense, and I think Mason has played very well for them when he's been in the net. It's tough to lose a goalie that's been so good for you, but they still have a strong team. |
This injury is dictating the end of my career, whether that's this year, next year or whatever, ... I was able to rehab it and I want to find out if I can still play. Then when I retire I won't have to look back and think I could have had another year or two. I like playing the game, so if it means working hard and getting back in shape to play one more year, I think it's worth it. I know it's worth it. |
We have a little more depth than people realized that we have. When I'm ready to play, I'll know whether that's the next game or the following game. |
We have to keep our goals-against down. |
We obviously played much better. It was a disappointing third period (Saturday) to say the least. We rebounded pretty well. |
We were playing collectively, I don't want to say our best, but very well in all areas of the game. |
We're worse off without Pavel, ... We still should have a pretty strong lineup, but there's no question we don't have the depth we had a year and a half ago. |
We've always developed it with the close proximity and the Ohio-Michigan thing. There's a lot of enthusiasm at games, and that will just add to it, I'm sure. |
We've given ourselves a lot of hope. |
We've had a good season and given ourselves a lot of hope for the playoffs. |
We've played a lot of games against each other, and a playoff series, and lot of guys on their team, and on ours, have played in the other building. Home ice doesn't mean a thing. Everybody feels comfortable, and all the games have been good. |
Whether it's been Ozzie or Manny in the net, we don't really have any concern. Doesn't change the way we play. |
You can't much stock in one or two games. But if we're able to win these games, it will open the gap a little bit more. |