I think he plays bigger than he is. He's a very competitive guy, and some nights he has the [team's] best body checks. When he gets inspired ... he wins every puck battle. He's got a good offensive touch, but I think part of his appeal as a hockey player is his competitive nature. |
I think he was surprised at how fast the game was at this level. I don't think there's ever been a doubt he can score goals and handle the puck, but I think it took him a little while to incorporate more speed into his game. |
I think he's got to, at some point, learn how to play long segments of games and learn how to win when you don't feel 100 percent. In the playoffs, if you want to win one or two rounds, you have to go 10, 15 games in a row and find ways to win when everything isn't just right. |
I think it comes down to desperation. I really don't understand some of the efforts we're getting from some of the guys when we're supposed to be trying to make a push to get into the playoffs. It's astonishing. |
I think Rick puts a lot of pressure on himself anyway and I think that's one of the reasons he hasn't been as consistent as he'd like. It's something that he's focused on lately. |
I think we can play better in front of him. No, I know we can play better. |
I think we have holes we still need to fill work-ethic wise. Power play is one of them. |
I think we recognize we need close to 90 points to have a chance. Not getting two points tonight hurts, but it's not devastating. |
I think we recognize we need close to 90 points to have a chance. With 13 games left, we'll have to win a lion's share of them. |
I think we recognized we need close to 90 points to have a shot at the playoffs. With 13 games left we have to win a lions share of those. Not getting two points tonight hurts. It's not devastating, but it is a blow to our chances. |
I think you saw two teams that, yeah, don't have a ton of confidence right now. |
I thought he made some great saves. I thought he got frustrated on the first power-play goal by them. And we don't really pick him up. He battled so hard, I think it gets frustrating. |
I thought in the last 30 minutes he was the best player on the ice. I thought his rebound control was great. I thought his moving of the puck was outstanding. He made probably seven or eight key saves for us down in the last 25-30 minutes. |
I thought we paid the price a little harsher than maybe we would have some other nights. I thought we carried the play for the most part. |
I thought we were a fairly easy team to play against early on. We took a back seat to their passion. |