I didn't expect him to be ready to play in any games. From a mental standpoint, for him, it's important if he's ready to play. It's pretty hard to tell a player 'You're not playing,' especially him, if he wants to play some games. |
I don't know about Andy's confidence. He's practiced very well, so it's more a mental thing than anything else. He'll have to fight his way through it if he wants to play at this level. The backup job was open in training camp and Andy won it, but that doesn't mean it won't change throughout the year. |
I don't know what to think anymore. |
I don't think it should be much of a surprise with the type of year we've had. |
I don't think our power play generated enough quality chances from the start. They've got the best penalty kill in the league. |
I have enough garbage to worry about. I'm not going to worry about somebody else's garbage. |
I just circled the wrong guy. |
I just want to see him play somewhere. |
I made a mistake. I circled the wrong guy. |
I thought he was very composed and poised in the net. He gave us the saves when we needed him. |
I thought it was in, and the guys were saying it was in. Apparently, his glove made [a no-goal ruling, assessed from NHL headquarters in Toronto] inconclusive. |
I thought we played solid. |
I thought we played solid. Their goalie played very well and we just didn't finish off some plays. It was nice to see our power play create some momentum with some shots and movement. |
I was really pleased. It was good to see two NHL teams playing again. It was a penalty-filled game, but hockey is back. |
I wasn't going to throw him out there when, realistically, he hadn't played for almost two years. [Returning to top form] is a process. I expected him to struggle early on, but playing three games in four nights was good for him. He had a lot of juice. |