In the end, they just had more legs than we did. We were beaten by a great team. I thought our guys played great. |
It really is a middle-of-the-lower-body injury. That means he's week-to-week. |
It was a group decision to start the other guy. But the other guy wasn't very sharp against Chicago and I changed my mind this morning. I told Phil it was his start when he came to the rink. |
It was one of those games. Hopefully, we got it out of our systems. |
It's a fine line. If you look at the series, the first game was an overtime game, the second game is a one-goal game, the third game was 3-2 going into the third period, last night was 2-2 into overtime. |
It's about preparation and focus and one less interview. |
It's about reloading and recharging. |
It's about warriors. There's guys that we're counting on and that they're counting on to be really good in the trenches. |
It's good to see them get rewarded, finally, because ... there are players that cave in at some point. |
It's great for our players. It's great for our ownership and it's great for our fans. They all deserve to win. It's that simple. |
It's his first National Hockey League playoff game and you're not playing him 12-15 minutes, you're playing him extensively. You talk with the other guys and ask them about their first playoff games and it's significant. |
It's not how many you get, it's how many big ones. That was the biggest goal of the game. |
Kipper is always one of the main reasons why we win hockey games. |
Losing (first place in the Northwest division) that's not what is important. It's not where you're at in the standings, it's more about how you're playing. |
Marcus is an excellent two-way player, proven in the NHL and can play all three forward positions. He is by no means a short-term acquisition. He is a player I have been interested in since last summer. What's huge for us is that we did not have to give up a roster player or a prospect. |