Everybody always talks about his shot, but they certainly underestimate how well he read the game. He could make even the most skilled forwards look silly on occasion. |
For the most part, we've played pretty well. We've been in most every game. Tonight, for some reason, the effort was not there and it showed. |
He always made everybody feel part of the team and feel part of what's going on. That's huge and that's important, getting your role players to feel a big part of it. |
He demanded a lot from all of us, but I think he put more pressure and demands on himself. That's what separates the good players from the great players -- and he certainly is a great player. He didn't really say much, but when he did, we all listened. |
I got hurt after the fight and couldn't go back out there. It started to sink (in) for me. We put a lot of work in every day, and it's just frustrating to think that we're not going to be competing for a Stanley Cup ... that's why we play. |
We're not going to sit around and feel sorry for ourselves. I believe in all the guys in this room, and we have the people to turn it around. |
We've got a lot of young guys in the lineup and hopefully they can learn from this experience. I hope they have a sour taste in their mouth. I don't ever want to go through a year like this. |
We've seen in the past with teams who bolstered their lineup, it doesn't necessarily equate to success on the ice. So we've got to focus on ourselves and be prepared. |
When you're up 5-3 going into the third period, you expect to win. They won because they worked harder than we did. It's as simple as that. |