I never thought much about it when it was 1-0. But suddenly when it's 2-0, that's a hill. |
I really like their team. They're quick and they play well together. But I like our team (too). |
I saw him going so fast out there I told him, 'Be careful. I catch you going that fast, I'm going to expect that all the time'. |
I say, if he says he wants to play I'm going to let him play. |
I talk to Lewie every day, ... He's beyond professional. I said to my wife the other day, 'He's a bigger man than me. I don't know if I could do what he is doing.' He gives me a lot of info on players. |
I think everybody realizes that we had a great opportunity. But you find out quickly that last year was last year. There are now nice pictures of the playoffs hung up around the locker room, and people were saying nice things about us and patting us on the back all summer. But now we are trying to reestablish work habits, foundation and identity. I think it makes you more hungry, because we all know how hard it is to get there. It will be a huge battle for us and we are excited about the opportunity to try to get back there. |
I think he'll be fine. |
I think Howard has been good and I think the two guys that are supposed to be good have been good. |
I think it's a real honor and I think that a lot of people say, 'Hey, it's nothing' -- it is something. Lots of teams didn't do it. It's hard to do and it's hard to do, I think, on the consistent level that the Red Wings have been able to do it. |
I think they're going to be critical for us (with) how physical those guys are. |
I think we got a lot of good performances. |
I think we made real good progress in Traverse City. I thought we did a real good job. I think we flattened out today. |
I think we played well. We have our energy back. I don't think we played very well in the first seven minutes or so, but we held the puck a lot tonight and played better than we have lately. The bar was our friend tonight. |
I think we've done a good job. |
I thought Hank would bury it and it would be all over and we'd just go home, but some nights it just doesn't matter, no matter who you are. |