I remember that pretty vividly. We knew what we had to do and every player wanted to do it. That's what it's going to take. |
I said it before the game, it wasn't a must-win game, but it was definitely a big game we wanted to win. Between the second and third periods, when we were down 1-0, we felt in here that if we keep playing that we were going to win, and even when they got that second one we didn't stop. That's a great sign. |
I think he played great. He was the difference in the hockey game. Especially early on when he made some big saves. |
I think it?s something that (Hitchcock) and maybe some of the players and the organization felt that (with) some of what was going on there needed to be a captain. One of (Hitchcock?s) biggest concerns was to have that voice in the room. The voice about the way we?re supposed to be playing and the system we?re supposed to be playing. Someone to preach and to hold guys accountable toward the team. |
I think it's something that (Hitchcock) and some of the players felt that, with some of what's been going on, that there needed to be a captain, a voice in the room that represents the team. |
I think more than anything, we almost wilted a little bit. We were down 1-0 and we weren't playing bad. We were on that edge. But after they got the second goal we kind of wilted, and as a player that's the toughest part to swallow. |
I think with the year off and the rule changes, everyone, with maybe a few exceptions, had to play his way on (the team). |
I thought that was inappropriate. The playoffs mean too much to take [unnecessary] penalties. |
I told the ref that if I knew I was going to get the penalty anyway, I would have punched him. |
I want to say by being consistent, but that really doesn't say anything, does it? I guess I don't really know. I don't know how you can guarantee something like that, an intangible like being consistent. But I know if we're not consistent, we're not going to win this series. |
I was standing buy (O'Neill) when he scored. I thought I had him but I didn't. I need to be better (there). |
If [the NHL] wants to see 10-9 hockey games, I guess that's what we're going to be seeing a lot of. I'm serious. From the videos we saw, you really can't even tie guys up in front of the net. There are going to be a lot of goals scored. We could see a 100-goal scorer this year. |
It definitely wasn't there tonight. We scored a goal and I think that may have been our worst enemy. It hurts a lot...there's no excuse for it. |
It felt good. It's been frustrating. If I had been here and we hadn't been locked out for a full season, I don't think it would have been quite as bad. With the circumstances, it made it a little worse on me. |
It might be my all-time lowest defeat. We were flat-out beat, out-competed. Every player should be embarrassed. I mean that. To have that effort at home is unacceptable. . . . We should be embarrassed to show our faces in public right now. |