Some people find themselves in harm's way, other people put themselves in harm's way. Usually the winner puts themselves in harm's way; Kaspar helps us identify with that. We need a physical presence. We need more guys playing like that anyway. |
Some teams aren't sure they can win. Some teams hope they can win, and some teams know, not just that they can win, but that they're going to win. I'm not sure we're there yet, but we really believe that every night we do give ourselves a real good shot at winning the game. That's part of the evolution. I'd like to get to the point where we know we can win. |
Somebody's looking after us. It's time we looked after ourselves. We can do it here. That should be the ultimate objective. It's all about (tonight) — there's no other focus, no distractions. |
That was the one thing that really hurt us. It's about quick puck movement, support and speed. |
That's a pretty deadly combination. You don't last long under those circumstances. |
That's the best version of 'Sweet Caroline' I've ever heard in a hockey rink. |
The big thing for us is that we've all made it through this experience relatively healthy, just tired, fatigued more than anything else. |
The bottom line is we cannot give New Jersey anything and we have to try and manufacture something. |
The bottom line is, you've got to do it within the rules of the game, it's that simple. As we have in the past, we'll look at the video again with him and just see where he could have maybe done something different, if anything, and allow him to play himself through it. |
The Devils have been playing playoff hockey for a while. It's a real good opportunity for us to pay attention to how you can turn a season around, and you can do that in one game. And with that in mind, game on. |
The difference-maker tonight. The strength of the man, his ability to get around the defense and get it to the net and put it away is just unbelievable. |
The entire bench understands that these people really care and enjoy a good effort. |
The first 10 minutes suggests something was amiss with our team and our approach. |
The guys don't know me real well yet and I don't know them real well yet. |
The guys really understood the game plan. We worked with them all night long. We kept them to the outside; they didn't get a lot of second chances. |