The game wasn't an overly good game for the first half. It takes a while to get into it, not having played for three weeks. Once we got going, we were better. |
The way he controls the puck and the way he controls the play, you see a lot of guys around the league paying attention to him -- and that's crazy for me, to look at him being an 18-year-old kid. When he gets that puck, he makes things happen. It's pretty special to watch him play the way he does. When he's at the top of his game, he's up there with the top players in the league. |
To go the distance like that, that's a good win for us. And it feels good in overtime. |
Typical Devils-type game. They wait for you to make a mistake. They've been playing that way for a long time. |
We definitely had our chances. We bury a few of those chances, and it's a different game. Get a little break from the guys upstairs, and it's a different game. But we had our chances. |
We figure out how many games do we have left; how many (points) do you have; it's a big thing for him and there's a lot of pressure on him. It's not something we necessarily talk about, but we do the math. It would be a great achievement. |
We knew they were going to play desperate with the way they had been playing. It was a tight game and we broke down a little in the second. We played right into their hands. |
We're just keeping things simple. Philly's a great team, and I thought we did a good job of getting behind their 'D' and making things happen and coming through the neutral zone with speed. After the first period I think we were a little slow, but we got going as the game went on. We blocked shots and killed penalties, and to win games you have to do that. |
We're playing the system well right now. It's just a matter of scoring goals. |
When he gets that puck, he makes things happen. It's pretty special to watch him play the way he does. When he's at the top of his game, he's up there with the top players in the league. |
When he threw his arms out there at the end, it looked like his hands were touching both ends of the rink, he's so big. |
Yeah, definitely, it's a pretty big thing. I know in interviews he says he's not thinking about it, but I think everyone kind of knows better. ... For everyone having such a tough year here, I think to have a guy achieve that this year would be great for our team. |
You look around the room, we have some pretty capable players. Guys who score goals. It's not like we're not getting our chances. |
You look at the way the season's gone, if we're not there, we get beat pretty bad. If we're playing the way we can, we're in games, giving ourselves a chance. |