75 ordspråk av Joe Nieuwendyk
Joe Nieuwendyk
We have to try and learn something from every night. We have to do a better job of staying out of the penalty box, because we can't let that become the focus of our game. If we are going to have a lot of penalties, we have to be better on the power play. We let our team down tonight. We had numerous opportunities to get back into this thing when it was 1-0.
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We haven't learned enough how to put teams away. We don't do a good enough job when we've got a team down and need to step on the gas a little bit to close it out.
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We needed to get off to a good start, and that's as good as it gets. But just like we put the losses behind us, we've got to put this behind us too. We've got to get ready for a tough game against Montreal (on Thursday).
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We should do a better job of protecting the lead, and we didn't and we get one point as a result.
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We'll take the two points. But we kind of let (Luongo) down a little with sloppy play. We gave them opportunities late that we didn't have to. We have to be better Friday night for sure.
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We're all still getting our feet wet with this team. But our goals are high, no doubt about it.
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We're battling now. Before we were getting a little nervous as the game went on when it was tight. Now we're playing with a lot more poise with the puck. It's a sign our confidence is getting better.
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We're just not crisp, not executing properly. We've talked about it and worked on it. There's no excuse.
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We're on the right path. We're playing like we're really trying hard to make the playoffs, and that's encouraging.
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We've had some injuries, and then (Jan. 19) we lose a guy like Gary (Roberts), that was a real critical juncture of our season. It could've been a time where we hung our heads a little.
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We've rallied, we've been playing hard and we've gotten some results.
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What he's bringing to us is effort. He's hunting the puck down.
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When they add up like that it's particularly tough, because we're not overly deep.
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When you lose Pronger and MacInnis, that's a big part of the chemistry of your team. They're in a rebuilding phase, there's no question about it. We're going to see some faces [tonight] that we probably haven't seen.
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You get an opportunity to put a team away and don't capitalize, it's tough.
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