(The goal) at the end of the second really took a lot of wind out of the sails. The timing of it was really tough. |
A different voice sometimes is a good way to get the point across a little clearer. |
All he was interested in was sports and we had a difficult time getting him to read. Little girls have an advantage because there are a lot of books for them at that age to choose from. It's not that great for boys. |
Any team would miss valuable players like Z and Ash. We're treating today's news the same way we approached last week when we moved some veterans for prospects. This is another opportunity for very talented young players to step up. |
Around the league, we've opened some eyes with what we've done. |
As a team, we played our most desperate hockey. |
At this time of year, it's totally unacceptable to get outworked. I thought that's what happened, especially the first 20 minutes. |
Certainly that's the best Yashin has looked in a long time. |
Every role we've tried him out in, he's excelled. He's just playing, by far, the best hockey I've seen him play. |
From our perspective, we're focused on what we need to do to make the team better on a daily basis. We [as coaches] are going to get judged at the end of these 40 games, whether we view it as a permanent job or a temporary job. I don't think there's many permanent jobs in coaching, certainly at this level, anyway. For us, we're treating it as an opportunity and a chance. |
He didn't see that shot. It's not his fault. |
He made some key saves at big times. I thought he was outstanding. |
He took care of a real heavyweight. |
He was playing his best hockey of the year. It is a hole and it's a lot of minutes that need to get spread around. Your top-minute guy is the hardest guy to lose. |
He's a special hockey player. Early in his career, he looked like this. I don't know what happened in a few of his middle years, but certainly this year, he's found the love of the game again. We stood around and watched him make a lot of plays. We gave him too much respect and too much room. |