Big lift for us. We played the game the right way. |
Calgary is getting a lot of attention and so they should, having gone to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final. But Vancouver went to overtime in Game 7 against Calgary and finished first in the division. |
Call it what you want. We won't call it a trap. |
Changes could occur if we don't play well. |
Coach has to be right occasionally. I know he can shoot the puck really well. He proved that today. |
Detroit did a better adjusting to that standard (of officiating) than we did. The lack of inexperience we had was the ultimate undoing tonight, and our inability to control our sticks. |
Even a guy with as much experience as Dwayne, it takes a while to get comfortable. You get out of your routine. Having been traded at about the same age as he is now, I know it's a little unsettling. |
Everybody's climbing the learning curve with the new rules and I thought our young players adapted pretty well today. |
For the first time, I think I've got a good idea who I'm starting right now. |
From a coaching standpoint we're anxious to evaluate what we have. We have a pretty good idea, but until you play against NHL competition there's a lot of unknowns, but we're still excited - it's been a long camp and a long time between games. |
Georges has revealed another gear. He was flying. |
He can't see that much rubber tomorrow if we're going to win. |
He didn't see him. Bad timing. |
He gave us every opportunity. He made some big saves. That's basically the way he's been playing for us over the past several weeks. |
He gives us experience. He can play center, he can play the wing and he's a penalty killer. |