I thought Kevin played very well and deserved the opportunity to come back and get another start. I thought we developed sort of a flow and pace to our game that showed we were in sync, and I didn't want to mess with that. |
I thought they scored some pretty good goals . If you can't see it, you can't stop it. |
I thought we played a solid game. I thought we were, generally speaking, pretty complete. I'm going to look at this as a step in the right direction towards the playoffs. |
I thought we would probably do Henrik well by giving him a breather before he went over to Europe, so it serves two purposes. |
I want to be the team we were before the (Olympic) break. Additions or not, I want us to be that team. If we're that team, then these two players really help us a lot. If not, then they'll struggle. |
I wanted to get a checking line out against the [Scott] Gomez line. I thought that if I could do that, we could probably play our first two lines and maybe manufacture some offense. |
I wasn't as familiar with him as a player as I was with the other Czech guys. His contribution to our offensive game has been real good. I do like the fact that he understands what our job is off the puck defensively. |
I wouldn't say real bad. But it is uncomfortable enough where it would be day-to-day. And whether he plays would be just that, a day-to-day situation. ... He's a little uncomfortable and there's pain. |
I'd just as soon describe it the way it is but I think, at the same time, I don't want to give anybody any kind of advantage with others that others don't seem to share. If those are the rules, that's fine with me. |
I'd like to watch this over again to see if what I saw was real. |
I'll wait and see. I'll make a determination [today] during the day at some point in time. |
I'm confident they'll play better. Just like I was confident we'd break a six-game losing streak and I'm confident we'll make the playoffs and I'm confident we'll do good things once we get there. |
I'm leaning toward Henrik, but we'll see. Those are my intentions at this time. |
I'm leaving that open. I want to make sure I make an informed decision. |
I'm not going to blow a gasket or anything like that. But I'm angry that we didn't respond to another terrific challenge for us - another step to becoming better and nailing down respect. And another step closer we obviously hope to a playoff spot. |