Don said he had done it a certain way and that it was illegal. The horse is out of the barn. It's gone, it's over. Other than to raise the question of how in fact the sticks are measured and training staffs across the league measure sticks the same way. You need some type of quick seminar. |
Even if we were playing Ottawa, we need a good start. We need good starts. We need to get back to good habits about how we start our games. How we manage the puck, how we manage the ice those first six, eight, 10 minutes is important. And we have to dictate the terms. |
Every game to us is very valuable but this does conjure up the type of emotion that is playoff-type hockey, or certainly consequential hockey. We want to play that as much as possible, because it makes us better. |
For a guy that's a No. 1 goaltender in this league, he has made this as easy as it could be on a coach. That's a testimony to him. When he goes back in it won't be a token little thanks, 'Kevin, here you go.' It'll be because we need him, we want him, and we need a win. |
For a number of us, we've been in a bit of a flat-line. |
Get your nose dirtier. There is a price to be paid for hanging in there and getting opportunities. |
He felt really uncomfortable so we decided not to dress him. |
He has a pretty good history there. |
He inspires players to go above their abilities. We play off his leadership. |
He may be around for a few days just to give us a chance to do that. Whether that gets him into a game situation remains to be seen. |
He may not have been in the blue (paint) when the shots finally came, but there were moments when he was in the blue paint. And as a goaltender, there's no way that you're going to be able to come out and cut down angles and take away a portion of the net if you're not able to extend yourself. |
He may not have been in the blue when the shots finally came in, but there were moments when he was in the blue paint. |
He nailed the big one. The question was, can he rise to the big game? And he did. |
He nailed the big one. We believe we have the goaltending that can seal the deal. |
He said he felt a little tight. By the time I left the ice, I wasn't aware there was much of a problem. But certainly talking to (trainer) Jim Ramsey afterwards he felt very uncomfortable. |